diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
index 524e6e2..19d66c8 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class Kiwixlib(Dependency):
 
         @property
         def configure_option(self):
+            if self.buildEnv.platformInfo.build == 'flatpak':
+                return ""
             base_option = "-Dctpp2-install-prefix={buildEnv.install_dir}"
             if self.buildEnv.platformInfo.build == 'android':
                 base_option += ' -Dandroid=true'