diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/fff-nvim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/fff-nvim/default.nix
index c9c0c7beebe4..75dc05429434 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/fff-nvim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/fff-nvim/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ let
 
     cargoHash = "sha256-ylQtZa3ZRs38mhge5tLLCRpnUdHYSjuZOwU+/6TO8Cw=";
 
+    cargoBuildFlags = [
+      "-p"
+      "fff-nvim"
+      "--features"
+      "zlob"
+    ];
+
+    cargoCheckFlags = [
+      "-p"
+      "fff-nvim"
+      "--features"
+      "zlob"
+    ];
+
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       pkg-config
       perl