diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-recent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-recent/default.nix
index d5f8abea15e9..48f6a97b1043 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-recent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-recent/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeBinaryWrapper ];
 
-  buildPhase = null;
+  dontBuild = true;
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin