diff --git a/overlay/default.nix b/overlay/default.nix
index 3cb0892..9f31dac 100644
--- a/overlay/default.nix
+++ b/overlay/default.nix
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ in {
       "rm $out/bin/c_rehash"; # eliminate the perl runtime dependency
   });
 
+  popt = if hostPlatform.isGenode then null else popt; # libtool problems
+
   rsync = overrideHost rsync { enableACLs = false; };
 
   solo5-tools = callPackage ./solo5-tools { };