diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ab64ddabc82..a2b9d5d07c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2711,6 +2711,10 @@ let
     qt4 = null;
   };
 
+  pinentry_ncurses = pinentry.override {
+    gtk2 = null;
+  };
+
   pinentry_qt5 = qt55Libs.callPackage ../tools/security/pinentry/qt5.nix {
     libcap = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else libcap;
   };