diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upstart/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upstart/default.nix
index b35f9c03642..ad1144dd9cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upstart/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upstart/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = http://nixos.org/tarballs/upstart-0.3.0.tar.bz2;
     md5 = "269046f41c6418225306280044a799eb";
   };
+
+  dontDisableStatic = true;
   
   configureFlags = "--enable-compat";