diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/sdate/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/sdate/default.nix
index 8d74435ea61e..23dccc0273d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/sdate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/sdate/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-with import <nixpkgs> {};
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "sdate-${version}";
   version = "0.5";