diff --git a/pkgs/shells/bash-completion/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/bash-completion/default.nix
index 39f7073fcbbf..6c7051c9c7a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/bash-completion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/bash-completion/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  # nmcli is included in the network-manager package
+  postInstall = ''
+    rm $out/share/bash-completion/completions/nmcli
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://bash-completion.alioth.debian.org/";
     description = "Programmable completion for the bash shell";