diff --git a/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/default.nix b/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/default.nix
index 6a1bb868c20d..9a75956b0d69 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/lib/make-options-doc/default.nix
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ in rec {
 
   optionsJSON = pkgs.runCommand "options.json"
     { meta.description = "List of NixOS options in JSON format";
-      buildInputs = [
+      nativeBuildInputs = [
         pkgs.brotli
         (let
           self = (pkgs.python3Minimal.override {