diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/hevea/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/hevea/default.nix
index c2d9238bdd69..88372ee7ce54 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/hevea/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/hevea/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-XWdZ13AqKVx2oSwbKhoWdUqw7B/+1z/J0LE4tB5yBkg=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = with ocamlPackages; [ ocaml ocamlbuild ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = with ocamlPackages; [ ocaml ocamlbuild ];
 
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];