diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 8ece43f87b0f..0409bf1104b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ rec {
         ];
         mesonFlags = (args.mesonFlags or []) ++ [ "-Ddefault_library=static" ];
       });
+      static = true;
     };
 
   /* Modify a stdenv so that the specified attributes are added to