diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix
index 7a61437b5ee..af879e8813a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "04a2klvii0in9ln8r85mk2cm73jq8ry2m3yzmf2z8xyjxzjcmlr0";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ python3 ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Wrapper library for evdev devices";