diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdisplay-info/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdisplay-info/default.nix
index 3e29f621cb0..783ee4ad483 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdisplay-info/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdisplay-info/default.nix
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-7t1CoLus3rPba9paapM7+H3qpdsw7FlzJsSHFwM/2Lk=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkg-config ninja edid-decode python3 ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ hwdata ];
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkg-config ninja edid-decode hwdata python3 ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs tool/gen-search-table.py