diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix
index e840d0507f6c..426396367024 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "05cjjd7gg65bl6fswj2r2i13nn1nk4x86s06y75gwfdvnlrsnlga";
   };
 
+  dontPatchELF = true;
+
   buildInputs = [ gmp pkgconfig ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-swanctl" "--enable-cmd" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 54483719f111..01c364ca27c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ let
 
   stunnel = callPackage ../tools/networking/stunnel { };
 
-  strongswan = callPackage ../tools/networking/strongswan { stdenv = clangStdenv; };
+  strongswan = callPackage ../tools/networking/strongswan { };
 
   su = shadow.su;