diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
index 3552ad323465..c9d14fe8465c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0dmi41hfy015pzks8n93qsshgvi0az7pv81nls4nxayb810crvr0";
   };
   preConfigure=''
-    configureFlags="--with-openssl=${openssl} --with-plugindir=$out/lib/sasl2 --with-configdir=$out/lib/sasl2"
+    configureFlags="--with-openssl=${openssl} --with-plugindir=$out/lib/sasl2 --with-configdir=$out/lib/sasl2 --enable-login"
   '';
   buildInputs = [ openssl db4 gettext ];
   patches = [ ./cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-bad-elif.patch ];