diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/tela-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/tela-icon-theme/default.nix
index 23e56e6107c..aaf32fdf16d 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/tela-icon-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/tela-icon-theme/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ fetchFromGitHub, gtk3, hicolor-icon-theme, jdupes, lib, stdenv }:
+{ fetchFromGitHub, gtk3, hicolor-icon-theme, jdupes, lib, stdenvNoCC }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "tela-icon-theme";
   version = "2021-01-21";
 
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   dontDropIconThemeCache = true;
 
+  # These fixup steps are slow and unnecessary.
+  dontPatchELF = true;
+  dontRewriteSymlinks = true;
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A flat colorful Design icon theme";
     homepage = "https://github.com/vinceliuice/tela-icon-theme";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
   };