diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpst/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpst/default.nix
index 40f6b3b1aee..f27b58a02bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpst/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpst/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, boost, libgsf,
-  pkg-config, bzip2, xmlto, gettext, imagemagick, doxygen }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, autoreconfHook
+, pkg-config
+, bzip2
+, doxygen
+, gettext
+, imagemagick
+, libgsf
+, xmlto
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libpst-0.6.75";
@@ -9,14 +19,24 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "11wrf47i3brlxg25wsfz17373q7m5fpjxn2lr41dj252ignqzaac";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+    pkg-config
+    doxygen
+    gettext
+    xmlto
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
-    boost libgsf bzip2
-    xmlto gettext imagemagick doxygen
+    bzip2
+    imagemagick
+    libgsf
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--enable-python=no"
+    "--disable-static"
+    "--enable-libpst-shared"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
@@ -24,8 +44,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.five-ten-sg.com/libpst/";
     description = "A library to read PST (MS Outlook Personal Folders) files";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = [maintainers.tohl];
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.tohl ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }