diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix
index ce3c7d319d6..458a30116ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ let
     recursiveBuildInputs =
       pkg:
         [ pkg ] ++
-        (if pkg ? propagatedBuildInputs
+        (if pkg ? propagatedBuildNativeInputs
          then lib.concatLists (map recursiveBuildInputs
-                                   pkg.propagatedBuildInputs)
+                                   pkg.propagatedBuildNativeInputs)
          else []);
 
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