diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/default.nix
index 54430bb5be9..e0e22364763 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/default.nix
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "$main/content/browser/browser_main_loop.cc"
   '';
 
-  preferLocalBuild = true;
-
   passthru = {
     inherit version channel;
     plugins = fetchurl binary;