diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/quantum-espresso/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/quantum-espresso/default.nix
index a348c51c2815..6912fdf789c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/quantum-espresso/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/quantum-espresso/default.nix
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs configure
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ fftw blas lapack gfortran ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ gfortran ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ fftw blas lapack ]
     ++ (lib.optionals useMpi [ mpi ]);
 
-configureFlags = if useMpi then [ "LD=${mpi}/bin/mpif90" ] else [ "LD=${gfortran}/bin/gfortran" ];
+  configureFlags = if useMpi then [ "LD=${mpi}/bin/mpif90" ] else [ "LD=${gfortran}/bin/gfortran" ];
 
   makeFlags = [ "all" ];