diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix
index 87f4e4672d0a..637a11efaef7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ let
     meta = hspell.meta // {
       broken = true;
       description = "${variant} Hebrew dictionary";
+
+      buildFlags = [ variant ];
+
     } // (if a ? meta then a.meta else {});
   } // (removeAttrs a ["meta"]));
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