diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix
index 48ba12ccd9c9..21da4b21a4ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool bison ];
   buildInputs = [ pcre ];
 
+  configureFlags = "--without-tcl";
+
   postPatch = ''
     # Disable ccache documentation as it need yodl
     sed -i '/man1/d' CCache/Makefile.in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix
index 2d5358b2255f..dfcfe7c9e897 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/3.x.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool bison ];
   buildInputs = [ pcre ];
 
+  configureFlags = "--without-tcl";
+
   postPatch = ''
     # Disable ccache documentation as it need yodl
     sed -i '/man1/d' CCache/Makefile.in