diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtutilities/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtutilities/default.nix
index 9b866a26e69..93ecaa698f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtutilities/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtutilities/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ qtbase cpp-utilities ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake qttools ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = ["-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"];
+
   dontWrapQtApps = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {