diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
index f096a4a3067d..8662434554ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     python3
     sqlite
     zlib
-    (libxml2.override { enableHttp = true; })
+    libxml2
     postgresql
     protozero
     sparsehash