diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/arangodb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/arangodb/default.nix
index 303a2fddd21d..a56da1932a3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/arangodb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/arangodb/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ gcc10Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   cmakeFlags = [
+    # disable "maintainer mode"
+    "-DUSE_MAINTAINER_MODE=OFF"
+
     # avoid using builder's /proc/cpuinfo
     "-DHAVE_SSE42=${if gcc10Stdenv.hostPlatform.sse4_2Support then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DASM_OPTIMIZATIONS=${if gcc10Stdenv.hostPlatform.sse4_2Support then "ON" else "OFF"}"