diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
index 5fd9bbc51a0f..b438ea98a266 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
@@ -966,7 +966,15 @@ in lib.makeScopeWithSplicing
     noCC = true;
     version = "9.2";
     sha256 = "1l4lmj4kmg8dl86x94sr45w0xdnkz8dn4zjx0ipgr9bnq98663zl";
-    makeFlags = defaultMakeFlags ++ [ "FILESDIR=$(out)/share" ];
+    # man0 generates a man.pdf using ps2pdf, but doesn't install it later,
+    # so we can avoid the dependency on ghostscript
+    postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace man0/Makefile --replace "ps2pdf" "echo noop "
+    '';
+    makeFlags = defaultMakeFlags ++ [
+      "FILESDIR=$(out)/share"
+      "MKRUMP=no" # would require to have additional path sys/rump/share/man
+    ];
   };
   #
   # END MISCELLANEOUS