diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/vpnc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/vpnc/default.nix
index d2b3a345d49..ef45defb7d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/vpnc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/vpnc/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ intltool pkgconfig file ];
 
   configureFlags = [
+    "--without-libnm-glib"
     "--with-gnome=${if withGnome then "yes" else "no"}"
   ];