diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/waybar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/waybar/default.nix
index 73321a514e63..59639c1613c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/waybar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/waybar/default.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       mpd = mpdSupport;
     }
   ) ++ [
-    "-Dout=${placeholder "out"}"
     "-Dsystemd=disabled"
   ];