diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/waydroid/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/waydroid/default.nix
index c9298ecec4e2..74f32cd85991 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/waydroid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/waydroid/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "waydroid";
   version = "1.3.0";
+  format = "other";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;