diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/si/sile/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/si/sile/package.nix
index dd3c31e2ac92..e3fb2bd1e7f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/si/sile/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/si/sile/package.nix
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ 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-iPkXEUC4U1m/ComIDo/J5kwkmM1QdowioNtnSnmMhJ0=";
   };