diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/windows/cygwin-iso/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/windows/cygwin-iso/default.nix
index a806ea9571f..cb31dd6e61c 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/windows/cygwin-iso/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/windows/cygwin-iso/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let
   in map gen expr;
 
 in import <nixpkgs/nixos/lib/make-iso9660-image.nix> {
-  inherit (import <nixpkgs> {}) stdenv perl cdrkit pathsFromGraph;
+  inherit stdenv perl cdrkit pathsFromGraph;
   contents = [
     { source = fetchurl {
         url = "http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe";