diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/double-conversion/default.nix
index bc4bc8b23524..4d8f623b36a4 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, static ? false }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "double-conversion";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if static then "OFF" else "ON"}" ];
 
   # Case sensitivity issue
   preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Binary-decimal and decimal-binary routines for IEEE doubles";
-    homepage = https://github.com/google/double-conversion;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/google/double-conversion";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
index 8723e209e7f9..17000e8eced2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ in {
     # --disable-shared flag
     stdenv = super.stdenv;
   };
+  double-conversion = super.double-conversion.override {
+    static = true;
+  };
   gmp = super.gmp.override {
     withStatic = true;
   };