diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/simdjson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/simdjson/default.nix
index 14636e7d18a..e41d08c7cd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/simdjson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/simdjson/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DSIMDJSON_JUST_LIBRARY=ON"
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic "-DSIMDJSON_BUILD_STATIC=ON";
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://simdjson.org/";