diff --git a/pkgs/nanos6/default.nix b/pkgs/nanos6/default.nix
index 07066fb..4b72494 100644
--- a/pkgs/nanos6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/nanos6/default.nix
@@ -88,11 +88,15 @@ in
     dontStrip = enableDebug;
     separateDebugInfo = true;
 
-    buildInputs = [
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
       autoconf
       automake
       libtool
+      papi # ./configure: line 27378: papi_version: command not found
       pkg-config
+    ];
+
+    buildInputs = [
       boost
       numactl
       hwloc
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ in
     postInstall = ''
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support
       echo "export NANOS6_HOME=$out" >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
-    ''; 
+    '';
 
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/bsc-pm/nanos6";