diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix
index 0f6f5e8dd14..cccd93e5d4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aspell/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patch -p1 < ${./data-dirs-from-nix-profiles.patch}
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ perl ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
 
   doCheck = true;