diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysstat/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysstat/default.nix
index 127c6fc9c03d..f28b163a2fc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysstat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysstat/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     export PATH_CHKCONFIG=/no-such-program
     export BZIP=${bzip2.bin}/bin/bzip2
     export SYSTEMCTL=systemctl
+    export COMPRESS_MANPG=n
   '';
 
   makeFlags = [ "SYSCONFIG_DIR=$(out)/etc" "IGNORE_FILE_ATTRIBUTES=y" "CHOWN=true" ];