diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/br/bruno/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/br/bruno/package.nix
index 4ec73a84b490..623998e9fd61 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/br/bruno/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/br/bruno/package.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = 1;
 
+  # remove giflib dependency
+  npmRebuildFlags = [ "--ignore-scripts" ];
+  preBuild = ''
+    substituteInPlace node_modules/canvas/binding.gyp \
+      --replace-fail "'with_gif%': '<!(node ./util/has_lib.js gif)'" "'with_gif%': 'false'"
+    npm rebuild
+  '';
+
   dontNpmBuild = true;
   postBuild = ''
     npm run build --workspace=packages/bruno-common