diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
index d00b184cae43..62735dfa9b0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-mysql=${getDev libmysqlclient}/bin/mysql_config"
     "--with-geotiff=${libgeotiff}"
     "--with-sqlite3=${sqlite.dev}"
-    "--with-spatialite=${libspatialite}"
+    "--with-spatialite=${libspatialite.dev}"
     "--with-python" # optional
     "--with-proj=${proj.dev}" # optional
     "--with-geos=${geos}/bin/geos-config" # optional