diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix
index 4c7f5d85e869..fb120e5eec6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace 'fc-cache' '#fc-cache'
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace 'gzip'     'gzip -n'
   '';
 
   postBuild = ''