diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/testdisk/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/testdisk/default.nix
index c157c4a355fd..0e499e1fd7c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/testdisk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/testdisk/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ assert enableQt -> qwt != null;
   buildInputs = [
     ncurses
     libuuid
-    pkgconfig
     libjpeg
     zlib
     libewf
@@ -40,6 +39,8 @@ assert enableQt -> qwt != null;
   ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableExtFs e2fsprogs
   ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableQt [ qtbase qttools qwt ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-Wno-unused";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {