diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/nbd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/nbd/default.nix
index 0f7f75b989e2..75e2b45110fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/nbd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/nbd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, which }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "nbd-3.18";
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0cb0sjiv0j9sh9dk24nrjm7sa0axbrcp2av5hc91g1ryzk764dyq";
   };
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [ pkgconfig glib ]
+  buildInputs = [ glib ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional (stdenv ? glibc) stdenv.glibc.linuxHeaders;
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig which ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p "$out/share/doc/${name}"
     cp README.md "$out/share/doc/${name}/"