diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
index 7e177a1744c..782c2fb2bea 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "--enable-pcre"
     "--enable-zprofile=${placeholder "out"}/etc/zprofile"
     "--disable-site-fndir"
+  ] ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic) [
+    # Also see: https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/commit/2f32e668aa880c2d4a2cce6c789b7ca7ed6221ba
+    "zsh_cv_shared_environ=yes"
+    "zsh_cv_shared_tgetent=yes"
+    "zsh_cv_shared_tigetstr=yes"
+    "zsh_cv_sys_dynamic_clash_ok=yes"
+    "zsh_cv_sys_dynamic_rtld_global=yes"
+    "zsh_cv_sys_dynamic_execsyms=yes"
+    "zsh_cv_sys_dynamic_strip_exe=yes"
+    "zsh_cv_sys_dynamic_strip_lib=yes"
   ];
 
   # the zsh/zpty module is not available on hydra