diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
index 8a55e016a42..1937132c0a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Ddnsmasq=${dnsmasq}/bin/dnsmasq"
     # Upstream prefers dhclient, so don't add dhcpcd to the closure
     "-Ddhcpcd=no"
+    "-Ddhcpcanon=no"
     "-Dpppd=${ppp}/bin/pppd"
     "-Diptables=${iptables}/bin/iptables"
     # to enable link-local connections