diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix
index 5b9ac3da9b6e..1bda5329c525 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ attrs :
                 test -f $i && ghc --make $i
               done
 
-              for p in $propagatedBuildInputs; do
+              for p in $propagatedBuildNativeInputs; do
                 for d in lib{,64}; do
                   if [ -e "$p/$d" ]; then
                     extraLibDirs="$extraLibDirs --extra-lib-dir=$p/$d"