diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/settings.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/settings.nix
index 884ccdd6c52d..5570228d78bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/settings.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/settings.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let
       cd src/libXNVCtrl
     '';
 
-    makeFlags = nvidia_x11.makeFlags ++ [
+    makeFlags = [
       "OUTPUTDIR=." # src/libXNVCtrl
     ];
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
-  makeFlags = nvidia_x11.makeFlags ++ [ "NV_USE_BUNDLED_LIBJANSSON=0" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "NV_USE_BUNDLED_LIBJANSSON=0" ];
 
   preBuild = ''
     if [ -e src/libXNVCtrl/libXNVCtrl.a ]; then