diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix
index ee5cbca73e81..91617bc154f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/nginx/generic.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     installShellFiles
     removeReferencesTo
   ]
-  ++ nativeBuildInputs;
+  ++ nativeBuildInputs
+  ++ mapModules "nativeBuildInputs";
 
   buildInputs = [
     openssl