diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
index a370757b37c1..6bd2619e4d32 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "12n2faqq7whmszpjhv2lcb06r7900j53p0zl7vipi18inr0smycy";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ xz perl ];
+  buildNativeInputs = [ xz perl ];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://strace.sourceforge.net/;