diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/build.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/build.nix
index fbbfa5f0118d..a5d02093e3f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/build.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/yabar/build.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [
-    cairo gdk_pixbuf libconfig pango pkgconfig xcbutilwm docbook_xsl
+    cairo gdk_pixbuf libconfig pango xcbutilwm docbook_xsl
     alsaLib wirelesstools asciidoc libxslt makeWrapper
   ];