diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index 42df8f62ef57..44d4aad947d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
-  xcbutil = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, m4, libxcb, xorgproto }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  xcbutil = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, libxcb, xorgproto, m4 }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xcb-util-0.4.0";
     builder = ./builder.sh;
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -1438,12 +1438,12 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
       sha256 = "1sahmrgbpyki4bb72hxym0zvxwnycmswsxiisgqlln9vrdlr9r26";
     };
     hardeningDisable = [ "bindnow" "relro" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ gperf m4 libxcb xorgproto ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig m4 ];
+    buildInputs = [ gperf libxcb xorgproto ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
-  xcbutilcursor = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, m4, libxcb, xcbutilimage, xcbutilrenderutil, xorgproto }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  xcbutilcursor = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, libxcb, xcbutilimage, xcbutilrenderutil, xorgproto, m4 }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xcb-util-cursor-0.1.3";
     builder = ./builder.sh;
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -1451,12 +1451,12 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
       sha256 = "0krr4rcw6r42cncinzvzzdqnmxk3nrgpnadyg2h8k9x10q3hm885";
     };
     hardeningDisable = [ "bindnow" "relro" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ gperf m4 libxcb xcbutilimage xcbutilrenderutil xorgproto ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig m4 ];
+    buildInputs = [ gperf libxcb xcbutilimage xcbutilrenderutil xorgproto ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
-  xcbutilerrors = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, m4, libxcb, xcbproto, xorgproto }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  xcbutilerrors = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, libxcb, xcbproto, xorgproto, m4 }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xcb-util-errors-1.0";
     builder = ./builder.sh;
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -1464,12 +1464,12 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
       sha256 = "158rm913dg3hxrrhyvvxr8bcm0pjy5jws70dhy2s12w1krv829k8";
     };
     hardeningDisable = [ "bindnow" "relro" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ gperf m4 libxcb xcbproto xorgproto ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig m4 ];
+    buildInputs = [ gperf libxcb xcbproto xorgproto ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
-  xcbutilimage = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, m4, libxcb, xcbutil, xorgproto }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  xcbutilimage = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, libxcb, xcbutil, xorgproto, m4 }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xcb-util-image-0.4.0";
     builder = ./builder.sh;
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -1477,12 +1477,12 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
       sha256 = "1z1gxacg7q4cw6jrd26gvi5y04npsyavblcdad1xccc8swvnmf9d";
     };
     hardeningDisable = [ "bindnow" "relro" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ gperf m4 libxcb xcbutil xorgproto ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig m4 ];
+    buildInputs = [ gperf libxcb xcbutil xorgproto ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
-  xcbutilkeysyms = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, m4, libxcb, xorgproto }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  xcbutilkeysyms = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, libxcb, xorgproto, m4 }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xcb-util-keysyms-0.4.0";
     builder = ./builder.sh;
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -1490,12 +1490,12 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
       sha256 = "1nbd45pzc1wm6v5drr5338j4nicbgxa5hcakvsvm5pnyy47lky0f";
     };
     hardeningDisable = [ "bindnow" "relro" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ gperf m4 libxcb xorgproto ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig m4 ];
+    buildInputs = [ gperf libxcb xorgproto ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
-  xcbutilrenderutil = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, m4, libxcb, xorgproto }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  xcbutilrenderutil = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, libxcb, xorgproto, m4 }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xcb-util-renderutil-0.3.9";
     builder = ./builder.sh;
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -1503,12 +1503,12 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
       sha256 = "0nza1csdvvxbmk8vgv8vpmq7q8h05xrw3cfx9lwxd1hjzd47xsf6";
     };
     hardeningDisable = [ "bindnow" "relro" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ gperf m4 libxcb xorgproto ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig m4 ];
+    buildInputs = [ gperf libxcb xorgproto ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
-  xcbutilwm = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, m4, libxcb, xorgproto }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  xcbutilwm = callPackage ({ stdenv, pkgconfig, fetchurl, gperf, libxcb, xorgproto, m4 }: stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xcb-util-wm-0.4.1";
     builder = ./builder.sh;
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -1516,8 +1516,8 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: with self; {
       sha256 = "0gra7hfyxajic4mjd63cpqvd20si53j1q3rbdlkqkahfciwq3gr8";
     };
     hardeningDisable = [ "bindnow" "relro" ];
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-    buildInputs = [ gperf m4 libxcb xorgproto ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig m4 ];
+    buildInputs = [ gperf libxcb xorgproto ];
     meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   }) {};
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
index bb0d1b595517..2c4d4fb3a5ab 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ while (<>) {
 
     push @nativeRequires, "gettext" if $file =~ /USE_GETTEXT/;
     push @requires, "libxslt" if $pkg =~ /libxcb/;
-    push @requires, "gperf", "m4", "xorgproto" if $pkg =~ /xcbutil/;
+    push @nativeRequires, "m4" if $pkg =~ /xcbutil/;
+    push @requires, "gperf", "xorgproto" if $pkg =~ /xcbutil/;
 
     print "REQUIRES $pkg => @requires\n";
     print "NATIVE_REQUIRES $pkg => @nativeRequires\n";