diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix
index e069d0c8d87f..2097787f4855 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , rustPlatform
 , stdenv
 , installShellFiles
-, perl
 , pkg-config
 , libiconv
 , openssl
@@ -30,10 +29,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     mandown
     installShellFiles
-    perl
     pkg-config
   ];
 
+  OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR = 1;
+
   buildInputs = [
     openssl
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [