diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/nedit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/nedit/default.nix
index 5a523c05d7959..b49fbc14fad9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/nedit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/nedit/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, xlibsWrapper, motif, libXpm }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, motif, libXpm, libXt }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "nedit";
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ xlibsWrapper ];
-  buildInputs = [ motif libXpm ];
+  buildInputs = [ motif libXpm libXt ];
 
   # the linux config works fine on darwin too!
   buildFlags = lib.optional (stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.isDarwin) "linux";