diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
index 89368282f2c..20e35fa3e08 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pkgconfig, libiconv, libintlOrEmpty
 , zlib, curl, cairo, freetype, fontconfig, lcms, libjpeg, openjpeg
-, withData ? false, poppler_data
+, withData ? true, poppler_data
 , qt4Support ? false, qt4 ? null
 , qt5Support ? false, qtbase ? null
 , introspectionSupport ? false, gobjectIntrospection ? null
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix
index a75e883b179..b6d29052dcc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     glib
     cairo
     pango
-    (poppler.override { withData = true; })
+    poppler
     fontforge
     openjdk8
   ];