diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
index d0c1e1af6f29..e1dc21875b0d 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@
 - `services.localtimed.enable = true` will now set `time.timeZone = null`.
   This is to avoid silently shadowing a user's explicitly defined timezone without recognition on the user's part.
 
+- `qgis` and `qgis-ltr` are now built without `grass` by default. `grass` support can be enabled with `qgis.override { withGrass = true; }`.
+
 ## Detailed migration information {#sec-release-24.11-migration}
 
 ### `sound` options removal {#sec-release-24.11-migration-sound}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix
index c90a372681a3..06e2cbef1f24 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , libsForQt5
 
 # unwrapped package parameters
-, withGrass ? true
+, withGrass ? false
 , withWebKit ? false
 }:
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix
index 56a15dbd7ddb..a588ac6dbd6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/gis/qgis/ltr.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , libsForQt5
 
 # unwrapped package parameters
-, withGrass ? true
+, withGrass ? false
 , withWebKit ? false
 }:
 let