diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix
index 11f69753dc80..a8711b3e3dad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0fvcsq9msi63vrbpvks6mqkrnls5cfy6bzww063sqhk2h49vsyyg";
   };
 
+  configureFlags = "--enable-shared --disable-static";
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://libsigsegv.sf.net;
     description = "A library for handling page faults in user mode";