diff --git a/pkgs/misc/tex/auctex/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/tex/auctex/default.nix
index 68599f4b246..117ccf9e3da 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/tex/auctex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/tex/auctex/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, emacs, tetex }:
-
+ 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "auctex-11.84";
   meta = {
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/auctex-11.84.tar.gz;
     md5 = "73970c51221524442c11cde13d0584e9";
   };
+  configureFlags="--with-lispdir=\${out}/emacs/site-lisp --disable-preview";
   buildInputs = [ emacs tetex ];
 }