diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix
index 99d1236ea881..0fb249135a24 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    (pkgconfig.override { vanilla = true; })
     gettext
     meson
     ninja
+    pkgconfig
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/ephoto.nix b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/ephoto.nix
index f1455f68338f..3563b9aabc1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/ephoto.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/ephoto.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    (pkgconfig.override { vanilla = true; })
+    pkgconfig
     mesa.dev # otherwise pkg-config does not find gbm
     makeWrapper
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/rage.nix b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/rage.nix
index 8d99ce6e8e0e..f0a9799e5b49 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/rage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/rage.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja
-    (pkgconfig.override { vanilla = true; })
+    pkgconfig
     mesa.dev
     wrapGAppsHook
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/terminology.nix b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/terminology.nix
index 52f0ff15e235..5c2a41698222 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/terminology.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/terminology.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja
-    (pkgconfig.override { vanilla = true; })
+    pkgconfig
     makeWrapper
   ];