diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix
index 67fe983c26f..a35d9c670fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ncmpc/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ glib ncurses mpd_clientlib boost ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkgconfig gettext ];
 
+  mesonFlags = [
+    "-Dlirc=disabled"
+    "-Dregex=disabled"
+    "-Ddocumentation=disabled"
+  ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Curses-based interface for MPD (music player daemon)";
     homepage    = https://www.musicpd.org/clients/ncmpc/;