diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix
index 63357fb45a3..fbe8e7ce1f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0x9hkb4iqz64gcabzkdcfy4p78sdhnpjwh54g8wx5bdgy9087vpr";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ perl perlXMLParser xkbcomp gettext intltool ];
+  buildInputs = [ gettext ];
+
+  buildNativeInputs = [ perl perlXMLParser intltool xkbcomp ];
 
   patches = [ ./eo.patch ];