diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clisp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clisp/default.nix
index 127541c727ec..0ff0f6a49816 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clisp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clisp/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   strictDeps = true;
-  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ autoconf269 automake libtool ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf269 automake libtool ];
   buildInputs = [libsigsegv]
   ++ lib.optional (gettext != null) gettext
   ++ lib.optional (ncurses != null) ncurses
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   postPatch = ''
     sed -e 's@9090@64237@g' -i tests/socket.tst
     sed -i 's@/bin/pwd@${coreutils}&@' src/clisp-link.in
+    sed -i 's@1\.16\.2@${automake.version}@' src/aclocal.m4
     find . -type f | xargs sed -e 's/-lICE/-lXau &/' -i
   '';