diff --git a/packages/rexit.nix b/packages/rexit.nix
index c4a92ae..c3e4531 100644
--- a/packages/rexit.nix
+++ b/packages/rexit.nix
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@ pkgs.rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-HZJZ15bPV/CW6w2T5ALVsp2ngLU/5B0Vjn5n/kSatp4=";
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ pkg-config ];
+
   buildInputs = with pkgs; [
     libiconv
     openssl
-    pkg-config
   ] ++ lib.optionals isDarwin (with pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
     CoreFoundation
     CoreServices
     Security
   ]);
 
-  PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "${pkgs.openssl.dev}/lib/pkgconfig";
-
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {