diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fontconfig/make-fonts-cache.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fontconfig/make-fonts-cache.nix
index 53c2a335cc0..9aa1a905ec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fontconfig/make-fonts-cache.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fontconfig/make-fonts-cache.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 runCommand "fc-cache"
   rec {
-    buildInputs = [ fontconfig ];
+    buildInputs = [ fontconfig.bin ];
     passAsFile = [ "fontDirs" ];
     fontDirs = ''
       <!-- Font directories -->