diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cg/cgdb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cg/cgdb/package.nix
index 91524004fce9..28997fde788b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cg/cgdb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cg/cgdb/package.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  flex,
   ncurses,
   readline,
-  flex,
   texinfo,
 }:
 
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     ncurses
     readline
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     flex
     texinfo
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Curses interface to gdb";
     mainProgram = "cgdb";