diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.5.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.5.nix
index e373a80e46dd..24fc0d1bbb35 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/bison/bison-2.5.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1f1rai3v6k6xjii94964iq0alhc2hxwapqa363nfj8rbxvv0sdqa";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ m4 ]
+  buildNativeInputs = [ m4 ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional doCheck perl;
 
   doCheck = true;