diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.4.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.4.nix
index 61ce9b895db..a79a5e96381 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.4.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "019s3pdzggb71g7p7dgajhh53gh0h6nfl4yrzrs0jzsc37ph4lwk";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [m4];
+  buildNativeInputs = [m4];
 
   doCheck = true;