diff --git a/srcpkgs/util-linux/template b/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
index c3b166b7e5..2d0db70560 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ do_configure() {
 		--enable-fs-paths-extra=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin \
 		--disable-vipw --enable-newgrp --enable-chfn-chsh \
 		--with-systemdsystemunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system \
-		--without-udev --enable-write --localstatedir=/run
+		--without-udev --without-python \
+		--enable-write --localstatedir=/run
 }
 do_build() {
 	export CCACHE_DISABLE=1