diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/proot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/proot/default.nix
index 640750b4f2d3..16ee4fccce81 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/proot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/proot/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch
 , talloc, docutils
-, enableStatic ? false }:
+, enableStatic ? true }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "proot-${version}";