diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boltztrap2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boltztrap2/default.nix
index a86acbb23ac2..50f2023418ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boltztrap2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boltztrap2/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1hambr925ml2v2zcxnmnpi39395gl2928yac4p2kghk9xicymraw";
   };
 
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake cython ];
   checkInputs = [ pytest ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ spglib numpy scipy matplotlib ase netcdf4 ];