diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdatrie/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdatrie/default.nix
index 257673b1a96..57d30124a6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdatrie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdatrie/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     installShellFiles
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libiconv;
+  buildInputs = [ libiconv ];
 
   preAutoreconf = let
     reports = "https://github.com/tlwg/libdatrie/issues";