diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/a52dec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/a52dec/default.nix
index 4a75e11ec30..46dfe38c455 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/a52dec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/a52dec/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+args: with args;
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "a52dec-0.7.4";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://liba52.sourceforge.net/files/a52dec-0.7.4.tar.gz;
-    md5 = "caa9f5bc44232dc8aeea773fea56be80";
+    url = "${meta.homepage}/files/a52dec-0.7.4.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0czccp4fcpf2ykp16xcrzdfmnircz1ynhls334q374xknd5747d2";
+  };
+
+  configureFlags = "--enable-shared --disable-static";
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://liba52.sourceforge.net;
   };
 }