diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/2.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/2.0.nix
index 8cc06f9269eb..34da3c1f372c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/2.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/2.0.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0pk07k65dlw37nz8z5spksivsv5nh96xmbi336rf2yfxf2ldpadd";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkgconfig
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = libintlOrEmpty ++
-   [ intltool pkgconfig glib json_glib libsoup geoip
+   [ intltool glib json_glib libsoup geoip
      dbus dbus_glib avahi
    ] ++ optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ modemmanager ];