diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
index 9c4d1563a61d..a5fbac680f90 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
       };
 
       curl = {
-        configureFlags = ["--with-curl=${curl}" "--with-curlwrappers"];
+        configureFlags = ["--with-curl=${curl}"];
         buildInputs = [curl openssl];
       };
 
+      curlWrappers = {
+        configureFlags = ["--with-curlwrappers"];
+      };
+
       zlib = {
         configureFlags = ["--with-zlib=${zlib}"];
         buildInputs = [zlib];
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
     bcmathSupport = config.php.bcmath or true;
     socketsSupport = config.php.sockets or true;
     curlSupport = config.php.curl or true;
+    curlWrappersSupport = config.php.curlWrappers or false;
     gettextSupport = config.php.gettext or true;
     pcntlSupport = config.php.pcntl or true;
     postgresqlSupport = config.php.postgresql or true;