diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
index 934137a8b6d..3257737744e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ cmake libX11 freetype libjpeg openal flac libvorbis glew
                   libXrandr libXrender udev xcbutilimage
                 ];
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DSFML_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES=yes" ];
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.sfml-dev.org/;
     description = "Simple and fast multimedia library";