diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
index fe2e42855e0e..95bb2d6ea3c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ rec {
         nativeBuildInputs = [
           buildPackages.perl
           buildPackages.dpkg
-          pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style
+          buildPackages.nixfmt-rfc-style
         ];
       }
       ''