diff --git a/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix b/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
index a49f0b8a0fff..9c3ce50734d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ let {
     grub
     parted
     qtparted
-    kdelibs
+    # kdelibs
     xsel
     openssl
     mktemp