diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
index 7d579c4adb1..823920ed102 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
 
       gd = {
         # FIXME: Our own gd package doesn't work, see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60108.
-        configureFlags = ["--with-gd=shared --with-freetype-dir=${freetype} --with-png-dir=${libpng}"];
+        configureFlags = ["--with-gd --with-freetype-dir=${freetype} --with-png-dir=${libpng}"];
         buildInputs = [ libpng libjpeg freetype ];
       };