diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/builder.sh
index 3e7d349acab..8a42f18cfbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/builder.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ source $stdenv/setup
 
 configurePhase() {
   cd config_office/;
-  ./configure;
+  ./configure --disable-epm --disable-odk --with-java=no --disable-cups --with-system-libs --with-system-python --disable-mozilla;
 }
 
 configurePhase=configurePhase;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
index a0d3aa078b7..3c71bf7352d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/openoffice/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, tcsh, cups, pam}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, pam, python, tcsh, libxslt}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "openoffice.org-2.0.0";
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/office/openoffice/stable/2.0.0/OOo_2.0.0_src.tar.gz;
     md5 = "a68933afc2bf432d11b2043ac99ba0aa";
   };
-  buildInputs = [tcsh cups pam];
+  buildInputs = [pam python tcsh libxslt];
 }