diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cmocka/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cmocka/default.nix
index 4e3f5b219e92..96ef5112ef6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cmocka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cmocka/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0fvm6rdalqcxckbddch8ycdw6n2ckldblv117n09chi2l7bm0q5k";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Lightweight library to simplify and generalize unit tests for C";