diff --git a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
index 618895d387d..9ece6aec505 100755
--- a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
+++ b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void _main(int argc, char * * argv)
 
     if (packages) {
         std::ostringstream joined;
-        joined << "with import <nixpkgs> { }; (pkgs.runCommandCC or pkgs.runCommand) \"shell\" { buildInputs = [ ";
+        joined << "with import <nixpkgs> { }; (pkgs.runCommandCC or pkgs.runCommand) \"shell\" { nativeBuildInputs = [ ";
         for (const auto & i : left)
             joined << '(' << i << ") ";
         joined << "]; } \"\"";