diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 7823d6413442..2b1f166f8c32 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ rec {
           "--enable-static"
           "--disable-shared"
         ];
+        mesonFlags = (args.mesonFlags or []) ++ [ "-Ddefault_library=static" ];
       });
     };