diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
index f0727b3c170..2fa70664323 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 let
   basicEnv = (callPackage ../bundled-common {}) args;
 
-  cmdArgs = removeAttrs args [ "pname" "postBuild" "gemConfig" "passthru" "gemset" ] // {
+  cmdArgs = removeAttrs args [ "pname" "postBuild" "gemConfig" "passthru" "gemset" "gemdir" ] // {
     inherit preferLocalBuild allowSubstitutes; # pass the defaults
 
     buildInputs = buildInputs ++ lib.optional (scripts != []) makeWrapper;