diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
index 7f6419272dd9..74ae4abaedf9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkgconfig
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
     libiconv
     libintl
   ] ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [