diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.13.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.13.nix
index 4ff990ca0ed2..8fba52aa1fd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.13.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.13.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "07krzl4czczdsgzrrw9fiqx35xcf32naf751khg821g5pqv12qgh";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ m4 perl ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ m4 perl ];
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   doCheck = true;