diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/6.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/6.nix
index 25de8209b226..4e0508f00c57 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/6.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     vamp-plugin-sdk
   ] ++ lib.optionals videoSupport [ harvid xjadeo ];
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--cxx11"
     "--docs"
     "--freedesktop"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
index ce589e0621d3..2c8a44f62162 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     vamp-plugin-sdk
   ] ++ lib.optionals videoSupport [ harvid xjadeo ];
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--cxx11"
     "--docs"
     "--freedesktop"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/guitarix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/guitarix/default.nix
index ad2bb922913d..3033888996a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/guitarix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/guitarix/default.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     zita-resampler
   ];
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--no-font-cache-update"
     "--shared-lib"
     "--no-desktop-update"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix
index 6e885eceb722..5ceb37b411c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/semantik/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     kdelibs4support
   ];
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--qtlibs=${lib.getLib qtbase}/lib"
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lvtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lvtk/default.nix
index dce3decb2b34..9822640f8d67 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lvtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lvtk/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -e '/print/d' -i wscript
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--boost-includes=${boost.dev}/include"
     "--boost-libs=${boost.out}/lib"
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ldb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ldb/default.nix
index 3e6404982b5a..95547fb6382a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ldb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ldb/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   wafPath = "buildtools/bin/waf";
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--bundled-libraries=NONE"
     "--builtin-libraries=replace"
     "--without-ldb-lmdb"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix
index f06a2f09c1ed..d7b31426c4f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ boost179 openssl sqlite ];
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--with-openssl=${openssl.dev}"
     "--boost-includes=${boost179.dev}/include"
     "--boost-libs=${boost179.out}/lib"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix
index b50edb16f57e..bfe38fd4719a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   wafPath = "buildtools/bin/waf";
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--enable-talloc-compat1"
     "--bundled-libraries=NONE"
     "--builtin-libraries=replace"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
index 49b235f4f049..13f55a2dc52b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   wafPath = "buildtools/bin/waf";
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--bundled-libraries=NONE"
     "--builtin-libraries=replace"
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tevent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tevent/default.nix
index 87453587707e..c5d8d0fd3c49 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tevent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tevent/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   wafPath = "buildtools/bin/waf";
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--bundled-libraries=NONE"
     "--builtin-libraries=replace"
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix
index 4b1ec4e9e6e1..f79082fac37d 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   dontAddWafCrossFlags = true;
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--classic"
     "--autostart=${if (optDbus != null) then "dbus" else "classic"}"
   ] ++ lib.optional (optDbus != null) "--dbus"
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nfd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nfd/default.nix
index ff44695d3cca..30f1140ab50e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nfd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nfd/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config sphinx wafHook ];
   buildInputs = [ libpcap ndn-cxx openssl websocketpp ] ++ lib.optional withSystemd systemd;
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--boost-includes=${boost179.dev}/include"
     "--boost-libs=${boost179.out}/lib"
     "--with-tests"
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix
index 391ffe72c80e..ed8744ef3c62 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     export PYTHONHASHSEED=1
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--with-static-modules=NONE"
     "--with-shared-modules=ALL"
     "--enable-fhs"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ndn-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ndn-tools/default.nix
index 090638aa44d4..1cbc6d403a9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/ndn-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ndn-tools/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config sphinx wafHook ];
   buildInputs = [ libpcap ndn-cxx openssl ];
 
-  configureFlags = [
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
     "--boost-includes=${boost.dev}/include"
     "--boost-libs=${boost.out}/lib"
     "--with-tests"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/saldl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/saldl/default.nix
index 31f615d748de..d02acb3100a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/saldl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/saldl/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ curl libevent ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--saldl-version ${version}" "--no-werror" ];
+  wafConfigureFlags = [ "--saldl-version ${version}" "--no-werror" ];
 
   outputs = [ "out" "man" ];