diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/21.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/21.nix
index f1dcc0e5b20..9390207e14a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/21.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/21.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     sed -i 's,"libpcsclite\.so[^"]*","${pcsclite}/lib/libpcsclite.so",g' scd/scdaemon.c
-  '';
+  ''; #" fix Emacs syntax highlighting :-(
 
   buildInputs = [
     pkgconfig libgcrypt libassuan libksba libiconv npth