diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/imgcat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/imgcat/default.nix
index ad2cb4198d2..a98029dd580 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/imgcat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/imgcat/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "imgcat-${version}";
   version = "2.3.0";
 
-  buildTools = [ autoconf automake libtool ncurses ];
+  buildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool ncurses ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     ${autoconf}/bin/autoconf