diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fontconfig/make-fonts-cache.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fontconfig/make-fonts-cache.nix
index 5b98d6523b9..f1a2e865bb7 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"
   {
-    buildInputs = [ fontconfig.bin ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ fontconfig.bin ];
     preferLocalBuild = true;
     allowSubstitutes = false;
     passAsFile = [ "fontDirs" ];