diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bisect_ppx-ocamlbuild/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bisect_ppx-ocamlbuild/default.nix
index 602956ee760d..fd3e7d58ae31 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bisect_ppx-ocamlbuild/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bisect_ppx-ocamlbuild/default.nix
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 buildDunePackage rec {
   inherit (bisect_ppx) version src meta;
   pname = "bisect_ppx-ocamlbuild";
-  buildInputs = [ ocamlbuild ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ocamlbuild ];
 }