diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/influxdb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/influxdb/default.nix
index 3e6d72253e61..ff355402b963 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/influxdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/influxdb/default.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
-  PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "${flux}/pkgconfig";
+  env.PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "${flux}/pkgconfig";
 
   # Check that libflux is at the right version
   preBuild = ''