diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
index f46571587ef..7233a187053 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DBUILD_DEPS=OFF"
     "-DCMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=OFF"
   ] ++ lib.optional (!customMemoryManagement) "-DCUSTOM_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT=0"
-    ++ lib.optional (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) "-DENABLE_TESTING=OFF"
-    ++ lib.optional (apis != ["*"])
-      "-DBUILD_ONLY=${lib.concatStringsSep ";" apis}";
+  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    "-DENABLE_TESTING=OFF"
+    "-DCURL_HAS_H2=0"
+  ] ++ lib.optional (apis != ["*"])
+    "-DBUILD_ONLY=${lib.concatStringsSep ";" apis}";
 
   preConfigure =
     ''