diff --git a/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
index b9b4ff868e0f..1c41729a4bc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # To achieve this, we coerce the output to a string to prevent
     # mkDerivation's splicing logic from kicking in.
     "${glib.dev}"
+  ] ++ optional enableAirplay2 [
+    unixtools.xxd
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libgcrypt
     libuuid
     ffmpeg
-    unixtools.xxd
   ]
   ++ optional stdenv.isLinux glib;