diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/multiple-outputs.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/multiple-outputs.sh
index 60d4ccf99ed1..ac2368a5b219 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/multiple-outputs.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/multiple-outputs.sh
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ _multioutDevs() {
 }
 
 # Make the "dev" propagate other outputs needed for development.
-# Note: with current cross-building setup, all packages are "native" if not cross-building;
-# however, if cross-building, the outputs are non-native. We have to choose the right file.
 _multioutPropagateDev() {
     if [ "$outputs" = "out" ]; then return; fi;
 
@@ -193,16 +191,8 @@ _multioutPropagateDev() {
         return
     fi
 
-    local propagatedBuildInputsFile
-    if [ -z "$crossConfig" ]; then
-        propagatedBuildInputsFile=propagated-native-build-inputs
-    else
-        propagatedBuildInputsFile=propagated-build-inputs
-    fi
-
     mkdir -p "${!propagaterOutput}"/nix-support
     for output in $propagatedBuildOutputs; do
-        echo -n " ${!output}" >> "${!propagaterOutput}"/nix-support/$propagatedBuildInputsFile
+        echo -n " ${!output}" >> "${!propagaterOutput}"/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
     done
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders.nix b/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders.nix
index 32214db65842..7d44feb5ca65 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders.nix
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ rec {
         mkdir -p $out/nix-support
         cp ${script} $out/nix-support/setup-hook
       '' + lib.optionalString (deps != []) ''
-        printWords ${toString deps} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+        printWords ${toString deps} > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
       '' + lib.optionalString (substitutions != {}) ''
         substituteAll ${script} $out/nix-support/setup-hook
       '');
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/default.nix
index a828ba0fe7bc..cae5c74b4428 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/default.nix
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ let
                     # Propagate $dev so that this setup hook is propagated
                     # But only if there is a separate $dev output
                     if [ "$outputDev" != out ]; then
-                        if [ -n "$crossConfig" ]; then
-                          propagatedBuildInputs="$propagatedBuildInputs @dev@"
-                        else
-                          propagatedNativeBuildInputs="$propagatedNativeBuildInputs @dev@"
-                        fi
+                        propagatedBuildInputs="$propagatedBuildInputs @dev@"
                     fi
                 fi
               '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/8.nix
index 6234b63208cd..cc7c5fd371d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/8.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ let
       # any package that depends on the JRE has $CLASSPATH set up
       # properly.
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
       install_name_tool -change /usr/X11/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib ${freetype}/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib $out/jre/lib/libfontmanager.dylib
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/default.nix
index 1e8f88beea66..6ecc785be3b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk-darwin/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ let
       # any package that depends on the JRE has $CLASSPATH set up
       # properly.
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
       install_name_tool -change /usr/X11/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib ${freetype}/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib $out/jre/lib/libfontmanager.dylib
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix
index 72f0ba293ba9..372bb1532698 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ let
     preFixup = ''
       prefix=$jre stripDirs "$stripDebugList" "''${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
       patchELF $jre
-      propagatedNativeBuildInputs+=" $jre"
+      propagatedBuildInputs+=" $jre"
 
       # Propagate the setJavaClassPath setup hook from the JRE so that
       # any package that depends on the JRE has $CLASSPATH set up
       # properly.
       mkdir -p $jre/nix-support
-      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $jre/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $jre/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
       # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
index 4499a9126a0c..71ce9271bfa6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ let
     preFixup = ''
       prefix=$jre stripDirs "$stripDebugList" "''${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
       patchELF $jre
-      propagatedNativeBuildInputs+=" $jre"
+      propagatedBuildInputs+=" $jre"
 
       # Propagate the setJavaClassPath setup hook from the JRE so that
       # any package that depends on the JRE has $CLASSPATH set up
       # properly.
       mkdir -p $jre/nix-support
-      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $jre/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+      printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $jre/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
       # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/9.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/9.nix
index ce556a32c11d..8697712de988 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/9.nix
@@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ let
     preFixup = ''
       prefix=$jre stripDirs "$stripDebugList" "''${stripDebugFlags:--S}"
       patchELF $jre
-      propagatedNativeBuildInputs+=" $jre"
+      propagatedBuildInputs+=" $jre"
 
       # Propagate the setJavaClassPath setup hook from the JRE so that
       # any package that depends on the JRE has $CLASSPATH set up
       # properly.
       mkdir -p $jre/nix-support
       #TODO or printWords?  cf https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/27427#issuecomment-317293040
-      echo -n "${setJavaClassPath}" > $jre/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+      echo -n "${setJavaClassPath}" > $jre/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
       # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
index 2a00cf5f2d29..c2866446f76f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ let result = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -s $jrePath/lib/${architecture}/libnpjp2.so $jrePath/lib/${architecture}/plugins
 
     mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
     # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
     cat <<EOF >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk9-linux.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk9-linux.nix
index fbda96e14258..29d77a613b38 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk9-linux.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk9-linux.nix
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ let result = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -s $out $out/jre
 
     mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
     # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
     cat <<EOF >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/8.nix
index f7638757ff7a..1be0247c5ec3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/8.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     find $out -name "*.so" -exec patchelf --set-rpath "$rpath" {} \;
 
     mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
     # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
     cat <<EOF >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix
index 92f1f0a111ed..63551d282475 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     find $out -name "*.so" -exec patchelf --set-rpath "$rpath" {} \;
 
     mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
     # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
     cat <<EOF >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/wrap.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/wrap.sh
index 37bd5b097395..01b573e6ad5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/wrap.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/wrap.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ wrapPythonProgramsIn() {
 
 # Adds the lib and bin directories to the PYTHONPATH and PATH variables,
 # respectively. Recurses on any paths declared in
-# `propagated-native-build-inputs`, while avoiding duplicating paths by
+# `propagated-build-inputs`, while avoiding duplicating paths by
 # flagging the directories it has visited in `pythonPathsSeen`.
 _addToPythonPath() {
     local dir="$1"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ _addToPythonPath() {
     addToSearchPath program_PATH $dir/bin
 
     # Inspect the propagated inputs (if they exist) and recur on them.
-    local prop="$dir/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs"
+    local prop="$dir/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs"
     if [ -e $prop ]; then
         local new_path
         for new_path in $(cat $prop); do
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/setup-hook.sh
index d11ef5883a1f..aaa64868dc94 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/grantlee/5/setup-hook.sh
@@ -4,20 +4,14 @@ providesGrantleeRuntime() {
     [ -d "$1/$grantleePluginPrefix" ]
 }
 
-_grantleeCrossEnvHook() {
-    if providesQtRuntime "$1"; then
+_grantleeEnvHook() {
+    if providesGrantleeRuntime "$1"; then
         propagatedBuildInputs+=" $1"
         propagatedUserEnvPkgs+=" $1"
     fi
 }
-crossEnvHooks+=(_grantleeCrossEnvHook)
-
-_grantleeEnvHook() {
-    if providesGrantleeRuntime "$1"; then
-        propagatedNativeBuildInputs+=" $1"
-        if [ -z "$crossConfig" ]; then
-        propagatedUserEnvPkgs+=" $1"
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-envHooks+=(_grantleeEnvHook)
+if [ "$crossEnv" ]; then
+    crossEnvHooks+=(_grantleeEnvHook)
+else
+    envHooks+=(_grantleeEnvHook)
+fi
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
index 2bf10737ab0b..08eebfd83aee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/default.nix
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ let
                     # Propagate $dev so that this setup hook is propagated
                     # But only if there is a separate $dev output
                     if [ "$outputDev" != out ]; then
-                        if [ -n "$crossConfig" ]; then
-                          propagatedBuildInputs="$propagatedBuildInputs @dev@"
-                        else
-                          propagatedNativeBuildInputs="$propagatedNativeBuildInputs @dev@"
-                        fi
+                        propagatedBuildInputs="$propagatedBuildInputs @dev@"
                     fi
                 fi
               '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxslt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxslt/default.nix
index 1c27b6e3233b..bcc0b30f1277 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxslt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxslt/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     moveToOutput share/man/man1 "$bin"
   '' + optionalString pythonSupport ''
     mkdir -p $py/nix-support
-    echo ${libxml2.py} >> $py/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+    echo ${libxml2.py} >> $py/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
     moveToOutput lib/python2.7 "$py"
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qtbase-setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qtbase-setup-hook.sh
index 258b2d09f20b..8ec7eeda8aee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qtbase-setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/qtbase-setup-hook.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ addToQMAKEPATH() {
 # package depending on the building package. (This is necessary in case
 # the building package does not provide runtime dependencies itself and so
 # would not be propagated to the user environment.)
-qtCrossEnvHook() {
+qtEnvHook() {
     addToQMAKEPATH "$1"
     if providesQtRuntime "$1"; then
         if [ "z${!outputBin}" != "z${!outputDev}" ]; then
@@ -42,20 +42,11 @@ qtCrossEnvHook() {
         propagatedUserEnvPkgs+=" $1"
     fi
 }
-crossEnvHooks+=(qtCrossEnvHook)
-
-qtEnvHook() {
-    addToQMAKEPATH "$1"
-    if providesQtRuntime "$1"; then
-        if [ "z${!outputBin}" != "z${!outputDev}" ]; then
-            propagatedNativeBuildInputs+=" $1"
-        fi
-        if [ -z "$crossConfig" ]; then
-        propagatedUserEnvPkgs+=" $1"
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-envHooks+=(qtEnvHook)
+if [ "$crossConfig" ]; then
+   crossEnvHooks+=(qtEnvHook)
+else
+   envHooks+=(qtEnvHook)
+fi
 
 postPatchMkspecs() {
     local bin="${!outputBin}"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh
index 9ee8be87c028..09b50e564110 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic/builder.sh
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ postFixup() {
     # dependencies in the user environment (since Perl modules don't
     # have something like an RPATH, so the only way to find the
     # dependencies is to have them in the PERL5LIB variable).
-    if test -e $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs; then
-        ln -s $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs $out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
+    if test -e $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs; then
+        ln -s $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs $out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 582b8aa44dc2..ff6c3ad1b903 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   '';
 
   postFixup = ''
-    if test -e $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs; then
-        ln -s $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs $out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
+    if test -e $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs; then
+        ln -s $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs $out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
     fi
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/munin/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/munin/default.nix
index 7882572b6c88..da6c98371689 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/munin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/munin/default.nix
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     find "$out/lib/plugins" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -L1 \
         sed -i -e "s|/usr/bin/||g" -e "s|/usr/sbin/||g" -e "s|\<bc\>|${bc}/bin/bc|g"
 
-    if test -e $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs; then
-        ln -s $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs $out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
+    if test -e $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs; then
+        ln -s $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs $out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
     fi
 
     for file in "$out"/bin/munindoc "$out"/sbin/munin-* "$out"/lib/munin-* "$out"/www/cgi/*; do
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh
index fae8bf5a8ce5..bb3e5ac42832 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/builder.sh
@@ -16,22 +16,18 @@ postInstall() {
 
     echo "propagating requisites $requires"
 
+    if test -n "$crossConfig"; then
+        local pkgs=("${crossPkgs[@]}")
+    else
+        local pkgs=("${nativePkgs[@]}")
+    fi
     for r in $requires; do
-        if test -n "$crossConfig"; then
-            for p in "${crossPkgs[@]}"; do
-                if test -e $p/lib/pkgconfig/$r.pc; then
-                    echo "  found requisite $r in $p"
-                    propagatedBuildInputs="$propagatedBuildInputs $p"
-                fi
-            done
-        else
-            for p in "${nativePkgs[@]}"; do
-                if test -e $p/lib/pkgconfig/$r.pc; then
-                    echo "  found requisite $r in $p"
-                    propagatedNativeBuildInputs="$propagatedNativeBuildInputs $p"
-                fi
-            done
-        fi
+        for p in "${pkgs[@]}"; do
+            if test -e $p/lib/pkgconfig/$r.pc; then
+                echo "  found requisite $r in $p"
+                propagatedBuildInputs+=" $p"
+            fi
+        done
     done
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index ee25013d5a59..686ed68cedeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ isScript() {
 
 # printf unfortunately will print a trailing newline regardless
 printLines() {
-    [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]] || return 0
+    (( "$#" > 0 )) || return 0
     printf '%s\n' "$@"
 }
 
 printWords() {
-    [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]] || return 0
+    (( "$#" > 0 )) || return 0
     printf '%s ' "$@"
 }
 
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ runHook addInputsHook
 
 # Recursively find all build inputs.
 findInputs() {
-    local pkg="$1"
-    local var="$2"
-    local propagatedBuildInputsFile="$3"
+    local pkg="$1"; shift
+    local var="$1"; shift
+    local propagatedBuildInputsFiles=("$@")
 
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Restore using associative array once Darwin
     # nix-shell doesn't use impure bash. This should replace the O(n)
@@ -324,12 +324,16 @@ findInputs() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    if [ -f "$pkg/nix-support/$propagatedBuildInputsFile" ]; then
+    local file
+    for file in "${propagatedBuildInputsFiles[@]}"; do
+        file="$pkg/nix-support/$file"
+        [[ -f "$file" ]] || continue
+
         local pkgNext
-        for pkgNext in $(< "$pkg/nix-support/$propagatedBuildInputsFile"); do
-            findInputs "$pkgNext" "$var" "$propagatedBuildInputsFile"
+        for pkgNext in $(< "$file"); do
+            findInputs "$pkgNext" "$var" "${propagatedBuildInputsFiles[@]}"
         done
-    fi
+    done
 }
 
 # Add package to the future PATH and run setup hooks
@@ -362,26 +366,21 @@ if [ -z "${crossConfig:-}" ]; then
     for i in ${nativeBuildInputs:-} ${buildInputs:-} \
              ${defaultNativeBuildInputs:-} ${defaultBuildInputs:-} \
              ${propagatedNativeBuildInputs:-} ${propagatedBuildInputs:-}; do
-        findInputs "$i" nativePkgs propagated-native-build-inputs
-    done
-
-    for i in "${nativePkgs[@]}"; do
-        activatePackage "$i"
+        findInputs "$i" nativePkgs propagated-native-build-inputs propagated-build-inputs
     done
 else
-    for i in ${buildInputs:-} ${defaultBuildInputs:-} ${propagatedBuildInputs:-}; do
-        findInputs "$i" crossPkgs propagated-build-inputs
-    done
-
     for i in ${nativeBuildInputs:-} ${defaultNativeBuildInputs:-} ${propagatedNativeBuildInputs:-}; do
         findInputs "$i" nativePkgs propagated-native-build-inputs
     done
-
-    for i in "${nativePkgs[@]}" "${crossPkgs[@]}"; do
-        activatePackage "$i"
+    for i in ${buildInputs:-} ${defaultBuildInputs:-} ${propagatedBuildInputs:-}; do
+        findInputs "$i" crossPkgs propagated-build-inputs
     done
 fi
 
+for i in ${nativePkgs+"${nativePkgs[@]}"} ${crossPkgs+"${crossPkgs[@]}"}; do
+    activatePackage "$i"
+done
+
 
 # Set the relevant environment variables to point to the build inputs
 # found above.
@@ -898,31 +897,19 @@ fixupPhase() {
 
     # Propagate build inputs and setup hook into the development output.
 
-    if [ -z "${crossConfig:-}" ]; then
-        # Not cross-compiling - propagatedBuildInputs are handled identically to propagatedNativeBuildInputs
-        local propagated="$propagatedNativeBuildInputs"
-        if [ -n "${propagatedBuildInputs:-}" ]; then
-            propagated+="${propagated:+ }$propagatedBuildInputs"
-        fi
-        if [ -n "${propagated:-}" ]; then
-            mkdir -p "${!outputDev}/nix-support"
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            printWords $propagated > "${!outputDev}/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs"
-        fi
-    else
-        if [ -n "${propagatedBuildInputs:-}" ]; then
-            mkdir -p "${!outputDev}/nix-support"
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            printWords $propagatedBuildInputs > "${!outputDev}/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs"
-        fi
-
-        if [ -n "${propagatedNativeBuildInputs:-}" ]; then
-            mkdir -p "${!outputDev}/nix-support"
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            printWords $propagatedNativeBuildInputs > "${!outputDev}/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs"
-        fi
+    if [ -n "${propagatedBuildInputs:-}" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "${!outputDev}/nix-support"
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        printWords $propagatedBuildInputs > "${!outputDev}/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs"
     fi
 
+    if [ -n "${propagatedNativeBuildInputs:-}" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "${!outputDev}/nix-support"
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        printWords $propagatedNativeBuildInputs > "${!outputDev}/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs"
+    fi
+
+
     if [ -n "${setupHook:-}" ]; then
         mkdir -p "${!outputDev}/nix-support"
         substituteAll "$setupHook" "${!outputDev}/nix-support/setup-hook"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/ceph/generic.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/ceph/generic.nix
index 0af97dd3b540..ffcf20d1651b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/ceph/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/ceph/generic.nix
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     wrapProgram $out/sbin/ceph-create-keys ${wrapArgs}
     wrapProgram $out/sbin/ceph-disk ${wrapArgs}
 
-    # Bring in lib as a native build input
+    # Bring in lib as a run-time dependency
     mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-    echo "$lib" > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+    echo "$lib" > $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
 
     # Fix the python library loading
     find $lib/lib -name \*.pyc -or -name \*.pyd -exec rm {} \;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 70164fa4d67e..db3ec949f10d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9768,7 +9768,7 @@ with pkgs;
     # the hook to find catalogs is hidden by buildEnv
     postBuild = ''
       mkdir "$out/nix-support"
-      cp '${libxml2.dev}/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs' "$out/nix-support/"
+      cp '${libxml2.dev}/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs' "$out/nix-support/"
     '';
   };