diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autogen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autogen/default.nix
index 77944297a97..660917ee9f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autogen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autogen/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ which pkgconfig perl ]
     # autogen needs a build autogen when cross-compiling
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) [
-      buildPackages.autogen buildPackages.texinfo ];
+      buildPackages.buildPackages.autogen buildPackages.texinfo ];
   buildInputs = [
     guile libxml2
   ];