diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix
index 198b9c3f617f..74486e2e1003 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (fBuildAttrs // {
       --output_base="$bazelOut" \
       --output_user_root="$bazelUserRoot" \
       build \
+      --curses=no \
       -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES \
       "''${copts[@]}" \
       "''${host_copts[@]}" \