diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/vte/ng.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/vte/ng.nix
index 0e9326e12902..ad0188b0053b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/vte/ng.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/vte/ng.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ gnome3.vte.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
 
   preConfigure = oldAttrs.preConfigure + "; ./autogen.sh";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ gtk_doc autoconf automake gettext libtool ];
-  buildInputs = oldAttrs.buildInputs ++ [ gperf ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ gtk_doc autoconf automake gettext libtool gperf ];
 })