diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix
index 89ca984767b3..15561677ad5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libbfd/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   dontUpdateAutotoolsGnuConfigScripts = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook bison ];
-  buildInputs = [ libiberty zlib ];
+  buildInputs = [ libiberty zlib.dev ];
 
   configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ];
   configureFlags = [