diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
index e3b48f483254..c7bddfd6de2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/zip/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, libnatspec }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, enableNLS ? true, libnatspec ? null }:
+
+assert enableNLS -> libnatspec != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "zip-3.0";
@@ -12,9 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   installFlags="-f unix/Makefile prefix=$(out) INSTALL=cp";
 
-  patches = [ ./natspec-gentoo.patch.bz2 ];
+  patches = if enableNLS then [ ./natspec-gentoo.patch.bz2 ] else [];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libnatspec ];
+  buildInputs = if enableNLS then [ libnatspec ] else [];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.info-zip.org;
@@ -22,4 +24,3 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     maintainer = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
   };
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7b4cf34d9483..99fb330bec37 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7272,6 +7272,7 @@ let
     inherit (gnome) GConf ORBit2;
     neon = neon029;
     libwpd = libwpd_08;
+    zip = zip.override { enableNLS = false; };
   };
 
   go_oo = callPackage ../applications/office/openoffice/go-oo.nix {
@@ -7279,6 +7280,7 @@ let
     inherit (gnome) GConf ORBit2;
     neon = neon029;
     libwpd = libwpd_08;
+    zip = zip.override { enableNLS = false; };
   };
 
   openscad = callPackage ../applications/graphics/openscad {};