diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
index 988483fbd6a1..3e6ebb2f0d67 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fortune/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DLOCALDIR=${placeholder "out"}/share/fortunes"
+    "-DNO_OFFENSIVE=true"
   ];
 
   patches = [ (builtins.toFile "not-a-game.patch" ''
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     --
   '') ];
 
+  postFixup = ''
+    rm -f $out/share/fortunes/men-women*
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     mainProgram = "fortune";
     description = "A program that displays a pseudorandom message from a database of quotations";