diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
index a8f8ab31d1c..6eb9bc033a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   JEMALLOC_LIB = stdenv.lib.optionalString (malloc == jemalloc) "-ljemalloc";
 
   buildFlags = [
+    "DEBUG_LEVEL=0"
     "shared_lib"
     "static_lib"
   ];
 
   installFlags = [
+    "INSTALL_PATH=\${out}"
+    "DEBUG_LEVEL=0"
     "install-shared"
     "install-static"
-    "INSTALL_PATH=\${out}"
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''