diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/iodine/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/iodine/default.nix
index a3dbeaf82651..a6fd3e7303df 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/iodine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/iodine/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-deprecated-declarations";
 
   configureFlags = [
+    "--without-libnm-glib"
     "--with-gnome=${if withGnome then "yes" else "no"}"
     "--localstatedir=/" # needed for the management socket under /run/NetworkManager
   ];