diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/audacity/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/audacity/default.nix
index 733368c115c4..5e583bf64727 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/audacity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/audacity/default.nix
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DAUDACITY_BUILD_LEVEL=2"
     "-DAUDACITY_REV_LONG=nixpkgs"
     "-DAUDACITY_REV_TIME=nixpkgs"
     "-DDISABLE_DYNAMIC_LOADING_FFMPEG=ON"