diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
index 97d28dd7e2f5..ed13fb550e5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ ncurses ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport openssl;
   buildNativeInputs = [ ncurses ];
 
+  crossAttrs = {
+    configureFlags = "--enable-widec" +
+      (if sslSupport then " --with-ssl" else "");
+  };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://lynx.isc.org/;
     description = "A text-mode web browser";