diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy.nix
index 141c8b14fa6d..0276d9ede3dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ in buildPythonPackage (args // rec {
   name = "numpy-${version}";
 
   disabled = isPyPy;
-  buildInputs = args.buildInputs or [ gfortran nose ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = args.propagatedBuildInputs or [ passthru.blas ];
+  buildInputs = args.buildInputs or [ gfortran nose passthru.blas ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = args.propagatedBuildInputs or [ ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     sed -i 's/-faltivec//' numpy/distutils/system_info.py