diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index fdd5ada19cba..7c8ffef86eec 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -21,16 +21,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "lib" "man" "dev" ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [ linuxHeaders pkgconfig intltool gperf libcap kmod xz pam acl
-      /* cryptsetup */ libuuid m4 glib libxslt libgcrypt libgpgerror
-      libmicrohttpd kexectools libseccomp libffi audit lz4 libapparmor
-      iptables gnu-efi
+  nativeBuildInputs =
+    [ pkgconfig intltool gperf libxslt
       /* FIXME: we may be able to prevent the following dependencies
          by generating an autoconf'd tarball, but that's probably not
          worth it. */
       autoreconfHook gettext docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_42 docbook_xml_dtd_45
     ];
+  buildInputs =
+    [ linuxHeaders libcap kmod xz pam acl
+      /* cryptsetup */ libuuid m4 glib libgcrypt libgpgerror
+      libmicrohttpd kexectools libseccomp libffi audit lz4 libapparmor
+      iptables gnu-efi
+    ];
 
   configureFlags =
     [ "--localstatedir=/var"