diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-c/default.nix
index 149432788221..0f345eb5134f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-c/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, openssl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, openssl, enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic, enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "paho.mqtt.c";
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DPAHO_WITH_SSL=TRUE" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PAHO_WITH_SSL" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PAHO_BUILD_STATIC" enableStatic)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PAHO_BUILD_SHARED" enableShared)
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Eclipse Paho MQTT C Client Library";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-cpp/default.nix
index 62d9aa597792..6f1b9b215e26 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/paho-mqtt-cpp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, openssl, paho-mqtt-c }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, openssl, paho-mqtt-c, enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic, enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "paho.mqtt.cpp";
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl paho-mqtt-c ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PAHO_WITH_SSL" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PAHO_BUILD_STATIC" enableStatic)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PAHO_BUILD_SHARED" enableShared)
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Eclipse Paho MQTT C++ Client Library";
     homepage = "https://www.eclipse.org/paho/";