diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix
index 747043e3d12a..9832e11ed923 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/node/build-npm-package/default.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ lib.extendMkDerivation {
           patches
           postPatch
           patchFlags
+          nativeBuildInputs
           ;
         name = "${name}-npm-deps";
         hash = npmDepsHash;
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-npm-deps/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-npm-deps/default.nix
index 158ff08fae6c..89f2f5fb8efa 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-npm-deps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/node/fetch-npm-deps/default.nix
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     , hash ? ""
     , forceGitDeps ? false
     , forceEmptyCache ? false
+    , nativeBuildInputs ? [ ]
     , ...
     } @ args:
     let
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@
     stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (args // {
       inherit name;
 
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ prefetch-npm-deps ];
+      nativeBuildInputs = nativeBuildInputs ++ [ prefetch-npm-deps ];
 
       buildPhase = ''
         runHook preBuild