diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/default.nix
index 1a2e9b1e4bb..ce1e4cf1f5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 callPackage ./generic.nix {
   shortVersion = "1.5.0";
   isRelease = true;
-  forceBundledLLVM = true;
+  forceBundledLLVM = false;
   configureFlags = [ "--release-channel=stable" ];
   srcSha = "1vfpwx6a2f2rn528774cz9r7r82ppycn8z8ybll6bphdw7cyar1g";