diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/photon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/photon/default.nix
index d3f153e44ae..543d9f1a5b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/photon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/photon/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "photon";
   version = "1.3.0";
+  format = "other";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "s0md3v";