diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e00b2dc311ed..996b7ecb735c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15199,7 +15199,7 @@ in
     vte = gnome2.vte.override { pythonSupport = true; };
   };
 
-  termite = callPackage ../applications/misc/termite { };
+  termite = callPackage ../applications/misc/termite { vte = null; };
 
   tesseract = callPackage ../applications/graphics/tesseract { };