diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/botan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/botan/default.nix
index ba4883858303..907d9de86764 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/botan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/botan/default.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ let
       botanConfigureFlags =
         [
           "--prefix=${placeholder "out"}"
+          "--no-install-python-module"
           "--with-bzip2"
           "--with-zlib"
         ]