diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/discount/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/discount/default.nix
index 805876bd21e2..7f08629da3a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/discount/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/discount/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--pkg-config"
     "--shared"
     "--with-fenced-code"
+    # Use deterministic mangling
+    "--debian-glitch"
   ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;