1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevent/default.nix
index ff9784064432e..ab443dfac80db 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevent/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, findutils, fixDarwinDylibNames
+, updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
 , sslSupport ? true, openssl
 , fetchpatch
+
+, static ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -20,7 +23,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  configureFlags = lib.optional (!sslSupport) "--disable-openssl";
+  configureFlags = lib.flatten [
+    (lib.optional (!sslSupport) "--disable-openssl")
+    (lib.optionals static ["--disable-shared" "--with-pic"])
+  ];
 
   preConfigure = lib.optionalString (lib.versionAtLeast stdenv.hostPlatform.darwinMinVersion "11") ''
     MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.16
@@ -36,10 +42,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ lib.optional sslSupport "openssl"
     ;
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
 
   buildInputs = lib.optional sslSupport openssl
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isCygwin findutils;
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin findutils;
 
   doCheck = false; # needs the net