diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbi-drivers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbi-drivers/default.nix
index 4e122028ec00..8836b0bffa29 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbi-drivers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdbi-drivers/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0m680h8cc4428xin4p733azysamzgzcmv4psjvraykrsaz6ymlj3";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ libdbi sqlite postgresql ] ++ optional (mysql != null) mysql;
+  buildInputs = [ libdbi sqlite postgresql ]
+    ++ optional (mysql != null) mysql.lib;
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i '/SQLITE3_LIBS/ s/-lsqlite/-lsqlite3/' configure;