diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/openvpn/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/openvpn/default.nix
index 8d3bd874718c..0d3a4174744f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/openvpn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/openvpn/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ intltool pkgconfig libxml2 ];
 
   configureFlags = [
+    "--without-libnm-glib"
     "--with-gnome=${if withGnome then "yes" else "no"}"
     "--localstatedir=/" # needed for the management socket under /run/NetworkManager
   ];