diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx/wrapper.nix
index 28a08e39b225..6e7e71c57132 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx/wrapper.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ symlinkJoin {
 
   paths = [ fcitx fcitx-configtool libsForQt5.fcitx-qt5 ] ++ plugins;
 
-  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
   postBuild = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/fcitx \