diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/2.24.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/2.24.x.nix
index 6fdb18e9b4d..0cdff4254b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/2.24.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/2.24.x.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "014c3da960bf17117371075c16495f05f36501db990851ceea658f15d2ea6d04";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gettext perl libiconv ];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gettext libiconv ];
+  buildNativeInputs = [ perl ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ zlib ];