diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
index c29fcc994e2..b2ce5aa6297 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = with stdenv.lib;
     '' --with-gmp=${gmp} --with-mpfr=${mpfr} --with-system-readline
-       --with-expat --with-libexpat-prefix=${expat} --with-python
+       --with-expat --with-libexpat-prefix=${expat}
     ''
     + optionalString (target != null) " --target=${target.config}"
     + optionalString (elem stdenv.system platforms.cygwin) "  --without-python"