diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
index 18b42132e00b..8dea84aac453 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-Dinstalled-tests=true"
     "-Dinstalled_test_prefix=${placeholder "installedTests"}"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!enableGeoLocation) [
-    "-Dgeoclue=false"
+    "-Dgeoclue=disabled"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;