diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix
index 56b69ea267f9..943866d5f24e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/configured-ghcjs-src.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 }:
 
 runCommand "configured-ghcjs-src" {
-  buildInputs = [
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     perl
     autoconf
     automake