diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index a27eb5094dba..6326cda35397 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" "man" "info" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig texinfo buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
+  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig texinfo ];
   buildInputs = [ libuuid ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isLinux) gettext;
 
   configureFlags =