diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/indent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/indent/default.nix
index a94a907c1024..7e9636c097a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/indent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/indent/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ texinfo ];
-  pkgsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ]; # needed when cross-compiling
+  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ]; # needed when cross-compiling
 
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString (
     lib.optional stdenv.cc.isClang "-Wno-implicit-function-declaration"