diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/maude/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/maude/default.nix
index 7632784463fa..a977e0801a8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/maude/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/maude/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, makeWrapper , flex, bison, ncurses, buddy, tecla
-, libsigsegv, gmpxx, cvc4, cln
+, libsigsegv, gmpxx, cln
 }:
 
 let
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
-    flex bison ncurses buddy tecla gmpxx libsigsegv makeWrapper unzip cvc4 cln
+    flex bison ncurses buddy tecla gmpxx libsigsegv makeWrapper unzip cln
   ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "stackprotector" ] ++
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       TECLA_LIBS="-ltecla -lncursesw"
       LIBS="-lcln"
       CFLAGS="-O3" CXXFLAGS="-O3"
+      --without-cvc4    # Our version is too new for Maude to cope.
     )
   '';