diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/heroku/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/heroku/default.nix
index ab486482905..d8804020f73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/heroku/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/heroku/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
+  dontBuild = true;
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/heroku $out/bin
     cp -pr * $out/share/heroku