diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
index bf8eac8f4c25..9ad920d9a44f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "projectdiscovery";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "nuclei";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-U6FEVlW7fr2COyPASja42M3hJX6eAo4pH3kyl9APfG0=";
   };
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "cmd/nuclei/"
   ];
 
+  ldflags = [
+    "-w"
+    "-s"
+  ];
+
   # Test files are not part of the release tarball
   doCheck = false;