diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsd/package.nix
index 46f17f508721..b6cf8db8ed3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsd/package.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-+ezCz3m6UFgPLfYpGO/EQAhMW/EQV9tEwZqpZDzUteg=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals withSystemd [
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
   ];