diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix
index 8645982537e9..0e5678977f98 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${python3}/include/${python3.libPrefix}";
 
   cmakeFlags = [
+    "-C../build_files/cmake/config/blender_release.cmake"
     "-DMaterialX_DIR=${python3Packages.materialx}/lib/cmake/MaterialX"
     "-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=${python3}/include/${python3.libPrefix}"
     "-DPYTHON_LIBPATH=${python3}/lib"
@@ -153,36 +154,26 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DPYTHON_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS=${python3Packages.numpy_1}/${python3.sitePackages}/numpy/core/include"
     "-DPYTHON_NUMPY_PATH=${python3Packages.numpy_1}/${python3.sitePackages}"
     "-DPYTHON_VERSION=${python3.pythonVersion}"
-    "-DWITH_ALEMBIC=ON"
-    "-DWITH_ASSERT_ABORT=OFF"
     "-DWITH_BUILDINFO=OFF"
-    "-DWITH_CODEC_FFMPEG=ON"
-    "-DWITH_CODEC_SNDFILE=ON"
     "-DWITH_CPU_CHECK=OFF"
+    "-DWITH_CYCLES_CUDA_BINARIES=${if cudaSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DWITH_CYCLES_DEVICE_HIP=${if hipSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
+    "-DWITH_CYCLES_DEVICE_ONEAPI=OFF"
     "-DWITH_CYCLES_DEVICE_OPTIX=${if cudaSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DWITH_CYCLES_EMBREE=${if embreeSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DWITH_CYCLES_OSL=OFF"
-    "-DWITH_FFTW3=ON"
     "-DWITH_HYDRA=${if openUsdSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DWITH_IMAGE_OPENJPEG=ON"
     "-DWITH_INSTALL_PORTABLE=OFF"
     "-DWITH_JACK=${if jackaudioSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DWITH_LIBS_PRECOMPILED=OFF"
-    "-DWITH_MOD_OCEANSIM=ON"
     "-DWITH_OPENCOLLADA=${if colladaSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DWITH_OPENCOLORIO=ON"
     "-DWITH_OPENIMAGEDENOISE=${if openImageDenoiseSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DWITH_OPENSUBDIV=ON"
-    "-DWITH_OPENVDB=ON"
     "-DWITH_PIPEWIRE=OFF"
     "-DWITH_PULSEAUDIO=OFF"
     "-DWITH_PYTHON_INSTALL=OFF"
     "-DWITH_PYTHON_INSTALL_NUMPY=OFF"
     "-DWITH_PYTHON_INSTALL_REQUESTS=OFF"
-    "-DWITH_SDL=OFF"
     "-DWITH_STRICT_BUILD_OPTIONS=ON"
-    "-DWITH_TBB=ON"
     "-DWITH_USD=${if openUsdSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
 
     # Blender supplies its own FindAlembic.cmake (incompatible with the Alembic-supplied config file)