diff --git a/pkgs/crosstool-ng.nix b/pkgs/crosstool-ng.nix
index 8762f9b..b52a56d 100644
--- a/pkgs/crosstool-ng.nix
+++ b/pkgs/crosstool-ng.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optional withWget wget
   ++ lib.optional withCurl curl;
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    # "speeds up one-time build"
+    "--disable-dependency-tracking"
+  ];
+
   preConfigure = ''
     export INSTALL="${coreutils}/bin/install"
     export GREP="${gnugrep}/bin/grep"