diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b4231c3..2207708 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 pkgs.patchelf
               ];
               # patch proot as you described
-              prootPatched = pkgs.proot.overrideAttrs (_: {
+              prootPatched = (pkgs.proot.override { enablePython = false; }).overrideAttrs (_: {
                 postFixup = ''
                   exe=$out/bin/proot
                   ${pkgs.patchelf}/bin/patchelf \