diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
index dea30fe7b59..ada3c2a5034 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ in {
   optipng = super.optipng.override {
     static = true;
   };
+  openblas = super.openblas.override { enableStatic = true; };
   openssl = super.openssl.override {
     static = true;