diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
index dd589ddd7eaa..d88527b138c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       json_c
       lerc
       xz
-      (libxml2.override { enableHttp = true; })
+      libxml2
       lz4
       openjpeg
       openssl