diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
index aed007f98beb..c3c60fb1ee1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
@@ -208,10 +208,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     # Used by `zed --version`
     RELEASE_VERSION = finalAttrs.version;
     LK_CUSTOM_WEBRTC = livekit-libwebrtc;
+    RUSTFLAGS = lib.optionalString withGLES "--cfg gles";
   };
 
-  RUSTFLAGS = lib.optionalString withGLES "--cfg gles";
-
   preBuild = ''
     bash script/generate-licenses
   '';