diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix
index 4d211bf358e..3cc061cd42b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/default.nix
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "b5fdb71dd407f0a3de0f267d27c9ab17";
   };
   buildInputs = [libxml2];
+
+  configureFlags="--enable-shared";
 }