diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/man-db/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/man-db/package.nix
index d8d645113287..7481da85d1e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/man-db/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/man-db/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   buildPackages,
-  db,
+  gdbm,
   fetchurl,
   groff,
   gzip,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     libpipeline
-    db
+    gdbm
     groff
     libiconv'
   ]; # (Yes, 'groff' is both native and build input)