diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kexectools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kexectools/default.nix
index d68e538d6714..bb96e5dea576 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kexectools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kexectools/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" "pic" "relro" "pie" ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "BUILD_CC=${buildPackages.stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
+  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   buildInputs = [ zlib ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {