diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtasn1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtasn1/default.nix
index 7fa53fe162b..ccdc3aba611 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtasn1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtasn1/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
   outputBin = "dev";
 
-  buildInputs = [ perl texinfo ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ texinfo ];
+  buildInputs = [ perl ];
 
   doCheck = true;