diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
index d2ea22b85a1..2bb56bec8c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DWITH_ZLIB=1"
     "-DWITH_ZSTD=1"
     "-DWITH_GFLAGS=0"
+    "-DUSE_RTTI=1"
     (lib.optional
         (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "i686-linux"
          || stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux")