diff --git a/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix
index c666e9c8d79..97f0ea01219 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "persistent-evdev";
   version = "unstable-2022-05-07";
+  format = "other";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "aiberia";