diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/imagick/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/imagick/default.nix
index f3ed1d1d8e73..0d009970abf4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/imagick/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/imagick/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 {
   buildPecl,
-  fetchpatch,
   lib,
   imagemagick,
   pkg-config,
   pcre2,
-  php,
 }:
 
 buildPecl {
@@ -15,7 +13,11 @@ buildPecl {
   sha256 = "sha256-vaZ0YchU8g1hBXgrdpxST8NziLddRIHZUWRNIWf/7sY=";
 
   configureFlags = [ "--with-imagick=${imagemagick.dev}" ];
+
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
   buildInputs = [ pcre2 ];
 
   meta = {