diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
index 241d605ec13..bfcb99b7e78 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     CC = stdenv.cross.config + "-gcc";
   };
 
+  # Too red
+  configureFlags = [ "--disable-modern-top" ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/;
     description = "Utilities that give information about processes using the /proc filesystem";