diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/highlight/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/highlight/default.nix
index 4dafc7688883..82d5eab5086f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/highlight/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/highlight/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ let
     prePatch = ''
       substituteInPlace src/makefile \
         --replace "shell pkg-config" "shell $PKG_CONFIG"
+      substituteInPlace makefile \
+        --replace 'gzip' 'gzip -n'
     '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang ''
       substituteInPlace src/makefile \
           --replace 'CXX=g++' 'CXX=clang++'