diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
index 4a11c2b98935..d4398692a4e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   patches = extraPatches;
 
+  outputs = [ "out" "lib" ];
+
   configureFlags =
     [
       (if cxxSupport then "--enable-cxx" else "--disable-cxx")