diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcgroup/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcgroup/default.nix
index 13c248a03982..8f24362b94b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcgroup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcgroup/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-x2yBqpr3LedtWmpZ4K1ipZxIualNJuDtC4FVGzzcQn8=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pam bison flex ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook bison flex ];
+  buildInputs = [ pam ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace src/tools/Makefile.am \