diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libgpuarray/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libgpuarray/default.nix
index ef01fde2daa7..6babc6ae0145 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libgpuarray/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libgpuarray/default.nix
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
   buildInputs = [
-    cmake
     cython
     nose
   ];