diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 5cdfe97764..98060a7696 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -5703,6 +5703,7 @@ (define-public ntfs-3g
     (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (arguments
      '(#:configure-flags (list "--disable-static"
+                               "--disable-ldconfig" ;not necessary
                                "--exec-prefix=${prefix}"
                                "--with-fuse=external" ;use our own FUSE
                                "--enable-mount-helper"