diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pdal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pdal/default.nix
index 38ee44892534..a6a594883712 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pdal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pdal/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     laszip
     libgeotiff
     libtiff
-    libxml2
+    (libxml2.override { enableHttp = true; })
     openscenegraph
     postgresql
     proj