diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix
index 457104485fd4..7c0b43d7f583 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "ax25-apps";
   version = "0.0.8-rc5-unstable-2021-05-13";
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+
   buildInputs = [
-    autoreconfHook
     libax25
     ncurses
   ];