diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/na/nanoboyadvance/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/na/nanoboyadvance/package.nix
index b973959bc82b..48b7430774ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/na/nanoboyadvance/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/na/nanoboyadvance/package.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "USE_SYSTEM_FMT" true)
     (lib.cmakeBool "USE_SYSTEM_TOML11" true)
     (lib.cmakeBool "USE_SYSTEM_UNARR" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PORTABLE_MODE" false)
   ];
 
   meta = {