diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
index 585bc72ad96..431ed354d21 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, enableNLS ? true, libnatspec ? null, libiconv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, enableNLS ? false, libnatspec ? null, libiconv }:
 
 assert enableNLS -> libnatspec != null;