diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix
index a6f5964091f..347a374ffcc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
 
       gd = {
         configureFlags = [
-          "--with-gd"
+          "--with-gd=${gd}"
           "--with-freetype-dir=${freetype}"
           "--with-png-dir=${libpng}"
           "--with-jpeg-dir=${libjpeg}"