diff --git a/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix b/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
index a25111bddfe9..3796741f96ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ in
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "anki";
   inherit version;
+  format = "other";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     urls = [