diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
index 0b3343b67314..6a5c574f6383 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional enableACLs acl;
   nativeBuildInputs = [perl];
 
+  configureFlags = "--with-nobody-group=nogroup";
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/;
     description = "A fast incremental file transfer utility";