diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hiredis/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hiredis/default.nix
index fe9442b7d80d..68c2dc209514 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hiredis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hiredis/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "hiredis";
   version = "1.2.0";
-  nativeBuildInputs = [openssl];
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "redis";
@@ -12,6 +11,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-ZxUITm3OcbERcvaNqGQU46bEfV+jN6safPalG0TVfBg=";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    openssl
+  ];
+
   PREFIX = "\${out}";
   USE_SSL = 1;