diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/tc/tcpdump/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/tc/tcpdump/package.nix
index 4c46ced1dec5..a52df1bb054d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/tc/tcpdump/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/tc/tcpdump/package.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs tests
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic) [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ perl ];