diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix
index cdca8c574fff..212b854c1e33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "double-conversion";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" ];
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optional (! enableStatic) "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON";
 
   # Case sensitivity issue
   preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''