diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pr/prometheus-cpp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pr/prometheus-cpp/package.nix
index 2a0f4a88c5ea..d656565f7bee 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pr/prometheus-cpp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pr/prometheus-cpp/package.nix
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     pkg-config
   ];
   buildInputs = [
-    curl
     gbenchmark
     gtest
+  ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    civetweb
+    curl
     zlib
   ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ civetweb ];
   strictDeps = true;
 
   cmakeFlags = [