diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index 3c0dc7a7fca..5186083f239 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ $(1)_cmake=env CC="$$($(1)_cc)" \
                -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/ \
                -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON \
                -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=$(V) \
+               -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY:BOOL=TRUE \
                $$($(1)_config_opts)
 ifeq ($($(1)_type),build)
 $(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib"
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index a9f527c2ef4..432f7cbf711 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Notable changes
 ### Build
 
 - #32678 guix: warn and abort when SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is set
+- #32943 depends: Force CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=TRUE
 
 ### Doc
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ Credits
 
 Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
 - fanquake
+- Hennadii Stepanov
 - Sjors Provoost
 - willcl-ark
 - zaidmstrr