diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/ImageMagick/6.x.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/ImageMagick/6.x.nix
index 032af6cf6144..d0b76706dc92 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/ImageMagick/6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/ImageMagick/6.x.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, libtool
-, bzip2, zlib, libX11, libXext, libXt, fontconfig, freetype, ghostscript, libjpeg, djvulibre
-, lcms2, openexr, libpng, liblqr1, librsvg, libtiff, libxml2, openjpeg, libwebp, fftw, libheif, libde265
+, bzip2Support ? true, bzip2
+, zlibSupport ? true, zlib
+, libX11Support ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW, libX11
+, libXtSupport ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW, libXt
+, fontconfigSupport ? true, fontconfig
+, freetypeSupport ? true, freetype
+, ghostscriptSupport ? false, ghostscript
+, libjpegSupport ? true, libjpeg
+, djvulibreSupport ? true, djvulibre
+, lcms2Support ? true, lcms2
+, openexrSupport ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW, openexr
+, libpngSupport ? true, libpng
+, liblqr1Support ? true, liblqr1
+, librsvgSupport ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW, librsvg
+, libtiffSupport ? true, libtiff
+, libxml2Support ? true, libxml2
+, openjpegSupport ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW, openjpeg
+, libwebpSupport ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW, libwebp
+, libheifSupport ? true, libheif
+, libde265Support ? true, libde265
+, fftw
 , ApplicationServices, Foundation
 }:
 
@@ -30,35 +49,47 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  configureFlags =
-    [ "--with-frozenpaths" ]
-    ++ (if arch != null then [ "--with-gcc-arch=${arch}" ] else [ "--without-gcc-arch" ])
-    ++ lib.optional (librsvg != null) "--with-rsvg"
-    ++ lib.optional (liblqr1 != null) "--with-lqr"
-    ++ lib.optionals (ghostscript != null)
-      [ "--with-gs-font-dir=${ghostscript}/share/ghostscript/fonts"
-        "--with-gslib"
-      ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW)
-      [ "--enable-static" "--disable-shared" ] # due to libxml2 being without DLLs ATM
-    ;
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-frozenpaths"
+    (lib.withFeatureAs (arch != null) "gcc-arch" arch)
+    (lib.withFeature librsvgSupport "rsvg")
+    (lib.withFeature liblqr1Support "lqr")
+    (lib.withFeatureAs ghostscriptSupport "gs-font-dir" "${ghostscript}/share/ghostscript/fonts")
+    (lib.withFeature ghostscriptSupport "gslib")
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW [
+    # due to libxml2 being without DLLs ATM
+    "--enable-static" "--disable-shared"
+  ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config libtool ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [ zlib fontconfig freetype ghostscript
-      liblqr1 libpng libtiff libxml2 libheif libde265 djvulibre
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW)
-      [ openexr librsvg openjpeg ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin
-      [ ApplicationServices Foundation ];
+  buildInputs = [ ]
+    ++ lib.optional zlibSupport zlib
+    ++ lib.optional fontconfigSupport fontconfig
+    ++ lib.optional ghostscriptSupport ghostscript
+    ++ lib.optional liblqr1Support liblqr1
+    ++ lib.optional libpngSupport libpng
+    ++ lib.optional libtiffSupport libtiff
+    ++ lib.optional libxml2Support libxml2
+    ++ lib.optional libheifSupport libheif
+    ++ lib.optional libde265Support libde265
+    ++ lib.optional djvulibreSupport djvulibre
+    ++ lib.optional openexrSupport openexr
+    ++ lib.optional librsvgSupport librsvg
+    ++ lib.optional openjpegSupport openjpeg
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+      ApplicationServices
+      Foundation
+    ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs =
-    [ bzip2 freetype libjpeg lcms2 fftw ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW)
-      [ libX11 libXext libXt libwebp ]
-    ;
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ fftw ]
+    ++ lib.optional bzip2Support bzip2
+    ++ lib.optional freetypeSupport freetype
+    ++ lib.optional libjpegSupport libjpeg
+    ++ lib.optional lcms2Support lcms2
+    ++ lib.optional libX11Support libX11
+    ++ lib.optional libXtSupport libXt
+    ++ lib.optional libwebpSupport libwebp;
 
   doCheck = false; # fails 6 out of 76 tests
 
@@ -72,7 +103,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       substituteInPlace "$file" --replace ${pkg-config}/bin/pkg-config \
         "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='$dev/lib/pkgconfig' '${pkg-config}/bin/${pkg-config.targetPrefix}pkg-config'"
     done
-  '' + lib.optionalString (ghostscript != null) ''
+  '' + lib.optionalString ghostscriptSupport ''
     for la in $out/lib/*.la; do
       sed 's|-lgs|-L${lib.getLib ghostscript}/lib -lgs|' -i $la
     done
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b6ed73e1a264..013b5508bad9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -27833,35 +27833,35 @@ with pkgs;
   fiji = callPackage ../applications/graphics/fiji { };
 
   imagemagick6_light = imagemagick6.override {
-    bzip2 = null;
-    zlib = null;
-    libX11 = null;
-    libXext = null;
-    libXt = null;
-    fontconfig = null;
-    freetype = null;
-    ghostscript = null;
-    libjpeg = null;
-    djvulibre = null;
-    lcms2 = null;
-    openexr = null;
-    libpng = null;
-    liblqr1 = null;
-    librsvg = null;
-    libtiff = null;
-    libxml2 = null;
-    openjpeg = null;
-    libwebp = null;
-    libheif = null;
-    libde265 = null;
+    bzip2Support = false;
+    zlibSupport = false;
+    libX11Support = false;
+    libXtSupport = false;
+    fontconfigSupport = false;
+    freetypeSupport = false;
+    ghostscriptSupport = false;
+    libjpegSupport = false;
+    djvulibreSupport = false;
+    lcms2Support = false;
+    openexrSupport = false;
+    libpngSupport = false;
+    liblqr1Support = false;
+    librsvgSupport = false;
+    libtiffSupport = false;
+    libxml2Support = false;
+    openjpegSupport = false;
+    libwebpSupport = false;
+    libheifSupport = false;
+    libde265Support = false;
   };
 
   imagemagick6 = callPackage ../applications/graphics/ImageMagick/6.x.nix {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) ApplicationServices Foundation;
-    ghostscript = null;
   };
 
-  imagemagick6Big = imagemagick6.override { inherit ghostscript; };
+  imagemagick6Big = imagemagick6.override {
+    ghostscriptSupport = true;
+  };
 
   imagemagick_light = lowPrio (imagemagick.override {
     bzip2Support = false;