diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
index ffac378eaf71..b688d2196865 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ let
     configureFlags =
       [ "--with-dbi=${perlPackages.DBI}/${perl.libPrefix}"
         "--with-dbd-sqlite=${perlPackages.DBDSQLite}/${perl.libPrefix}"
-        "--with-www-curl=${perlPackages.WWWCurl}/${perl.libPrefix}"
       ];
 
+    preConfigure = "export NIX_STATE_DIR=$TMPDIR";
+
     preBuild = "unset NIX_INDENT_MAKE";
   };