diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 93b4a3fca9d..5b7553bb7ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8847,7 +8847,9 @@ in
 
   bazel-remote = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-remote { };
 
-  bazel-watcher = callPackage ../development/tools/bazel-watcher { };
+  bazel-watcher = callPackage ../development/tools/bazel-watcher {
+    buildBazelPackage = buildBazelPackage.override { enableNixHacks = false; };
+  };
 
   bazelisk = callPackage ../development/tools/bazelisk { };