diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix
index aafbe839bd4..fbc9a676a85 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/jansson/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  # networkmanager relies on libjansson.so:
-  #   https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/176302#issuecomment-1150239453
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DJANSSON_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    # networkmanager relies on libjansson.so:
+    #   https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/176302#issuecomment-1150239453
+    "-DJANSSON_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic then "OFF" else "ON"}"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/akheron/jansson";