diff --git a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/general/default.nix b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/general/default.nix
index 3931808ca62b8..145919039c6d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/general/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/general/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { buildOctaveLibrary
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
-, pkgconfig
+, pkg-config
 , nettle
 }:
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildOctaveLibrary rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkgconfig
+    pkg-config
     nettle
   ];