diff --git a/pkgs/applications/file-managers/xplorer/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/file-managers/xplorer/default.nix
index df39f4cad95e..0e82fbfa655b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/file-managers/xplorer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/file-managers/xplorer/default.nix
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
     substituteInPlace tauri.conf.json --replace '"distDir": "../out/src",' '"distDir": "frontend-build/src",'
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ dbus openssl freetype libsoup gtk3 webkitgtk cmake ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = [ dbus openssl freetype libsoup gtk3 webkitgtk ];
 
   checkFlags = [
     # tries to mutate the parent directory