diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/0.17.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/0.17.nix
index 6063f74612b5..5fc60d9b8a6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/0.17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/0.17.nix
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gettext/${name}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "1fipjpaxxwifdw6cbr7mkxp1yvy643i38nhlh7124bqnisxki5i0";
   };
-  configureFlags = "--disable-csharp";
+  configureFlags = "--disable-csharp --enable-shared --disable-static";
 }