diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix
index 974d1e5a0778..71fce57504c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/nextcloud-client/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 , qtkeychain
 , qttools
 , qtwebengine
-, qtwebkit
 , sqlite
 }:
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     qtkeychain
     qttools
     qtwebengine
-    qtwebkit
     sqlite
   ];
 
@@ -55,6 +53,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib" # expected to be prefix-relative by build code setting RPATH
+    "-DNO_SHIBBOLETH=1" # allows to compile without qtwebkit
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {