diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix
index c6dde2253bc..6b06e54e73d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, libxml2
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, libxml2, pkgconfig
 , compressionSupport ? true, zlib ? null
 , sslSupport ? true, openssl ? null
 }:
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "1pjrn5wb18gy419293hmwd02blmh36aaxsrgajm9nkkkjzqakncj";
   };
    
-  buildInputs = [libxml2] ++ stdenv.lib.optional compressionSupport zlib;
+  buildInputs = [libxml2]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional compressionSupport zlib
+    ++ (if sslSupport then [ openssl pkgconfig ] else []);
 
   configureFlags = ''
     ${if compressionSupport then "--with-zlib" else "--without-zlib"}
-    ${if sslSupport then "--with-ssl --with-libs=${openssl}" else "--without-ssl"}
+    ${if sslSupport then "--with-ssl" else "--without-ssl"}
     --enable-shared
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 41fadf1fc1d..11f70630778 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4717,7 +4717,7 @@ let
   neon = neon026;
 
   neon026 = import ../development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv libxml2 zlib openssl;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv libxml2 zlib openssl pkgconfig;
     compressionSupport = true;
     sslSupport = true;
   };