diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/builder-defs.nix b/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/builder-defs.nix
index c3f7d384845..097335889b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/builder-defs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/builder-defs.nix
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ let inherit (builtins) head tail trace; in
                 echo '${toString (attrByPath ["propagatedBuildInputs"] [] args)}' >\$out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
         ") ["minInit" "defEnsureDir"];
 
-        cmakeFlags = "";
+        cmakeFlags = "-DCMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=ON";
 
 	doCmake = fullDepEntry (''
           mkdir build