diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.64.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.64.nix
index 8c6e104e11b8..daf026dc3a5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.64.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/2.64.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0j3jdjpf5ly39dlp0bg70h72nzqr059k0x8iqxvaxf106chpgn9j";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ m4 perl ];
+  strictDeps = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ m4 perl ];
+  buildInputs = [ m4 ];
 
   # Work around a known issue in Cygwin.  See
   # http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.autoconf.bugs/6822 for