diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/owl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/owl/default.nix
index 95d4f6da704..eedfdba34ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/owl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/owl/default.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
 
   inherit (owl-base) version src meta;
 
-  buildInputs = [ eigen ];
   checkInputs = [ alcotest ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ stdio stdlib-shims openblasCompat owl-base ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ eigen stdio stdlib-shims openblasCompat owl-base ];
 
   # tests not enabled for now due to owlbarn/owl/issues/460
 }