diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/mercurial/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/mercurial/default.nix
index 17d21f30e3b2..0124cf0646e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/mercurial/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/mercurial/default.nix
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ in
         nativeBuildInputs = self.nativeBuildInputs;
 
         dontUnpack = true;
+        dontPatch = true;
+        dontConfigure = true;
+        dontBuild = true;
+        doCheck = false;
 
         installPhase = ''
           runHook preInstall