diff --git a/gnu/packages/engineering.scm b/gnu/packages/engineering.scm
index d4117de25e..aa4384e868 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/engineering.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/engineering.scm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Steve Sprang <scs@stevesprang.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -227,13 +228,13 @@ plans and designs.")
        ("glib" ,glib)
        ("gtk" ,gtk+-2)
        ("guile" ,guile-2.0)
-       ("desktop-file-utils" ,desktop-file-utils)
        ("shared-mime-info" ,shared-mime-info)
        ("m4" ,m4)
        ("pcb" ,pcb)
        ("python" ,python-2))) ; for xorn
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("desktop-file-utils" ,desktop-file-utils)
        ("perl" ,perl))) ; for tests
     (home-page "http://geda-project.org/")
     (synopsis "Schematic capture, netlister, symbols, symbol checker, and utils")