diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
index 94f791d8f6cd..3dd047273389 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ libBuildHelper.extendMkDerivation' stdenv.mkDerivation (
       '';
 
     inherit packageRequires;
-    buildInputs = [ emacs ] ++ finalAttrs.packageRequires ++ buildInputs;
+    buildInputs = [ emacs ] ++ buildInputs;
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       emacs
       texinfo