diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix
index 40cc1810bf66..010f1d9c6c2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix
@@ -45,16 +45,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [ setupHook pkgconfig ]
+  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setupHook pkgconfig ];
+
+  buildInputs = []
     ++ lib.optionals useSharedLibraries [ bzip2 curl expat libarchive xz zlib libuv rhash ]
     ++ lib.optional useOpenSSL openssl
     ++ lib.optional useNcurses ncurses
     ++ lib.optional useQt4 qt4
     ++ lib.optional withQt5 qtbase;
 
-  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin ps;
 
   preConfigure = ''