diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/utils.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/utils.nix
index f4acf9a534c..f5998efea0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/utils.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
   buildInputs = [ qemu ];
+  disallowedRequisites = [ qemu ];
   unpackPhase = "true";
 
   installPhase = ''