diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/compiz/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/compiz/default.nix
index 6b9a579a08b..977409d0ef1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/compiz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/compiz/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --prefix PYTHONPATH : "$out/lib/${python.libPrefix}/site-packages"
   '';
 
+  # automatic moving fails, perhaps due to having two $out/lib*/pkgconfig
+  dontMoveLib64 = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Compoziting window manager";
     homepage = "http://launchpad.net/compiz/";