diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix
index e67bebb3710..315df563946 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ pkgs, useMupdf ? true, synctexSupport ? true }:
+{ config, pkgs
+, useMupdf ? config.zathura.useMupdf or true
+, synctexSupport ? true }:
 
 let
   callPackage = pkgs.newScope self;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c2209574c41..72ecb119fc0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20362,9 +20362,7 @@ in
     boost = boost160;
   };
 
-  zathura = callPackage ../applications/misc/zathura {
-    useMupdf = config.zathura.useMupdf or true;
-  };
+  zathura = callPackage ../applications/misc/zathura { };
 
   zeroc_ice = callPackage ../development/libraries/zeroc-ice {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;