diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-warp-time/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-warp-time/package.nix
index 332b462d9e8d..ff50317d8ec8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-warp-time/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-warp-time/package.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoTarball {
     inherit (finalAttrs) pname version src;
     nativeBuildInputs = [ zstd ];
-    # so the cargo fetcher won't try to run the `./configure` script
-    dontConfigure = true;
     hash = "sha256-bmClqtH1xU2KOKVbCOrgN14jpLKiA2ZMzWwrOiufwnQ=";
   };