diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
index 1654f57c8ed5..899e5ee33355 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--disable-memconf"
     "--enable-ui"
     "--enable-python-library"
+    "--disable-emoji-dict"
     "--with-emoji-json-file=${nodePackages.emojione}/lib/node_modules/emojione/emoji.json"
   ];