diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/redis-desktop-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/redis-desktop-manager/default.nix
index d4da0fbd314..9d333da01cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/redis-desktop-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/redis-desktop-manager/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     qtquick1 qtquickcontrols qtsvg qttools
   ];
 
-  configurePhase = "true";
+  dontUseQmakeConfigure = true;
 
   buildPhase = ''
     srcdir=$PWD