diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/s6-portable-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/s6-portable-utils/default.nix
index d0855f24f3ac..d227c86466d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/s6-portable-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/s6-portable-utils/default.nix
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = []
     ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin gcc;
   
-  preConfigure = ''
-    substituteInPlace configure \
-      "${cross}" " "
-      '';
+    #preConfigure = ''
+    #substituteInPlace configure \
+    # "${cross}" " "
+    # '';
 
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--with-sysdeps=${skalibs}/lib/skalibs/sysdeps"
-    "--with-include=${skalibs}/include"
-    "--with-lib=${skalibs}/lib"
-    "--with-dynlib=${skalibs}/lib"
-  ]
-  ++ (optional stdenv.isDarwin "--target=${stdenv.system}")
-  ;
+      # configureFlags = [
+        #"--with-sysdeps=${skalibs}/lib/skalibs/sysdeps"
+        #"--with-include=${skalibs}/include"
+        #"--with-lib=${skalibs}/lib"
+        #"--with-dynlib=${skalibs}/lib"
+        #]
+        #++ (optional stdenv.isDarwin "--target=${stdenv.system}")
+  
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.skarnet.org/software/s6-portable-utils/;
     description = "A set of tiny general Unix utilities optimized for simplicity and small size";