diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix
index efabd8bc453b..1a87a31e3385 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , pycryptodomex
 , websockets
 , mutagen
+, atomicparsleySupport ? true
 , ffmpegSupport ? true
 , rtmpSupport ? true
 , phantomjsSupport ? false
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # - atomicparsley: embedding thumbnails
   makeWrapperArgs =
     let
-      packagesToBinPath = [ atomicparsley ]
+      packagesToBinPath = []
+        ++ lib.optional atomicparsleySupport atomicparsley
         ++ lib.optional ffmpegSupport ffmpeg
         ++ lib.optional rtmpSupport rtmpdump
         ++ lib.optional phantomjsSupport phantomjs2;
-    in
+    in lib.optionalString (packagesToBinPath != [])
     [ ''--prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath packagesToBinPath}"'' ];
 
   setupPyBuildFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2f185abf3d19..6be7690bb4ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11103,8 +11103,10 @@ in {
   yt-dlp = callPackage ../tools/misc/yt-dlp { };
 
   yt-dlp-light = callPackage ../tools/misc/yt-dlp {
+    atomicparsleySupport = false;
     ffmpegSupport = false;
     phantomjsSupport = false;
+    rtmpSupport = false;
   };
 
   youtube-search = callPackage ../development/python-modules/youtube-search { };