diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openmpi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openmpi/default.nix
index 17ad9e53005..760fc3e3232 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openmpi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openmpi/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   buildInputs = with stdenv; [ gfortran zlib ]
-    ++ lib.optionals isLinux [ libnl numactl libevent hwloc ]
+    ++ lib.optionals isLinux [ libnl numactl ]
+    ++ [ libevent hwloc ]
     ++ lib.optional (isLinux || isFreeBSD) rdma-core;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];