diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/cholmod-extra/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/cholmod-extra/default.nix
index 38d1b126ea4e..311ffefcfaad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/cholmod-extra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/cholmod-extra/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0hz1lfp0zaarvl0dv0zgp337hyd8np41kmdpz5rr3fc6yzw7vmkg";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ suitesparse gfortran blas lapack ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ gfortran ];
+  buildInputs = [ suitesparse blas lapack ];
 
   makeFlags = [
     "BLAS=-lcblas"