diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/openblas/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/openblas/default.nix
index 598976688237..68439f5921d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/openblas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/openblas/default.nix
@@ -102,8 +102,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "relro" "bindnow"
   ];
 
-  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which gfortran ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    perl
+    which
+    buildPackages.gfortran
+    buildPackages.stdenv.cc
+  ];
 
   makeFlags = mapAttrsToList (var: val: "${var}=${toString val}") (config // {
     FC = "${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}gfortran";