diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libabw/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libabw/package.nix
index 083e4ad7be0a..a6c8be817e80 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libabw/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libabw/package.nix
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i 's,^CPPFLAGS.*,\0 -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED,' src/lib/Makefile.in
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    boost
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     doxygen
     gperf
+    perl
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    boost
     librevenge
     libxml2
-    perl
     zlib
   ];