diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index e06bc14e7..15c683cfe 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "doc" ];
 
+  doBuild = !(finalAttrs.dontBuild or false);
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     bison
     flex