diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/ipmitool/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/ipmitool/default.nix
index d4bc17888747..0a4c4b01ef6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/ipmitool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/ipmitool/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, openssl }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, openssl, static ? false }:
 
 let
   pkgname = "ipmitool";
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+  dontDisableStatic = static;
+  configureFlags = if static then "LDFLAGS=-static --enable-static --disable-shared" else "--enable-shared";
+  makeFlags = if static then "AM_LDFLAGS=-all-static" else "";
 
   meta = {
     description = ''Command-line interface to IPMI-enabled devices'';
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c61a5f3991ce..e766f3e13437 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ let
 
   ipmitool = import ../tools/system/ipmitool {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv openssl;
+    static = getPkgConfig "ipmitool" "static" false;
   };
 
   jdiskreport = import ../tools/misc/jdiskreport {