diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ngrep/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ngrep/default.nix
index ca5e0b7c4f5d..9cddc5bbd877 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/ngrep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ngrep/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, autoreconfHook, libpcap, gnumake3, pcre }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, autoreconfHook, libpcap, pcre }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "ngrep-${version}";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook gnumake3 ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
   buildInputs = [ libpcap pcre ];
 
   configureFlags = [