diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
index 32f0b480fb4..5997de14edb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ in mkDerivation rec {
     "-DTDESKTOP_API_ID=611335"
     "-DTDESKTOP_API_HASH=d524b414d21f4d37f08684c1df41ac9c"
     "-DTDESKTOP_LAUNCHER_BASENAME=telegramdesktop" # Note: This is the default
+    # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/130827#issuecomment-885212649
+    "-DDESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED_FONTS=OFF"
   ];
 
   # Note: The following packages could be packaged system-wide, but it's