diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/make-dbus-conf.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/make-dbus-conf.nix
index b5bf2b23000..5d441c5d133 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/make-dbus-conf.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/make-dbus-conf.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ runCommand "dbus-1"
   {
     inherit serviceDirectories suidHelper;
     preferLocalBuild = true;
+    allowSubstitutes = false;
     XML_CATALOG_FILES = writeText "dbus-catalog.xml" ''
       <?xml version="1.0"?>
       <!DOCTYPE catalog PUBLIC