diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2017f6e4fae..99fee58f3e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14926,7 +14926,9 @@ in
     inherit (pkgs.vamp) vampSDK;
   };
 
-  sox = callPackage ../applications/misc/audio/sox { };
+  sox = callPackage ../applications/misc/audio/sox {
+    enableLame = config.sox.enableLame or false;
+  };
 
   soxr = callPackage ../applications/misc/audio/soxr { };