diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/dos2unix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/dos2unix/default.nix
index 2db82c36a72..dd0d1bbc941 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/dos2unix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/dos2unix/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     --replace /usr $out
     '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ perl gettext ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl gettext ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/dos2unix.html;