diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/generic.nix
index 94c92539e4ca..f0e97a07194f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/generic.nix
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ let emacs = (if withMacport then llvmPackages_6.stdenv else stdenv).mkDerivation
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config makeWrapper ]
-    ++ lib.optionals srcRepo [ autoreconfHook texinfo ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (srcRepo || withMacport) [ texinfo ]
+    ++ lib.optionals srcRepo [ autoreconfHook ]
     ++ lib.optional (withX && (withGTK3 || withXwidgets)) wrapGAppsHook;
 
   buildInputs =