diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gogs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gogs/default.nix
index 238540a1c981..0587bc9af767 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gogs/default.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ]
     ++ optional pamSupport pam;
 
-  buildFlags = optional sqliteSupport "-tags sqlite"
-    ++ optional pamSupport "-tags pam";
+  buildFlags = "-tags";
+
+  buildFlagsArray =
+    (  optional sqliteSupport "sqlite"
+    ++ optional pamSupport "pam");
 
   outputs = [ "bin" "out" "data" ];