diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix
index 35508230ebdf..6a65cce07681 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.3.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
       };
 
       gd = {
-        configureFlags = ["--with-gd=${gd} --with-freetype-dir=${freetype}"];
+        configureFlags = [
+          "--with-gd"
+          "--with-freetype-dir=${freetype}"
+          "--with-png-dir=${libpng}"
+          "--with-jpeg-dir=${libjpeg}"
+        ];
         buildInputs = [gd libpng libjpeg freetype];
       };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
index 3c200f9c5c10..35b1f82c246f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ composableDerivation.composableDerivation {} ( fixed : let inherit (fixed.fixed)
 
       gd = {
         # FIXME: Our own gd package doesn't work, see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60108.
-        configureFlags = ["--with-gd --with-freetype-dir=${freetype} --with-png-dir=${libpng}"];
+        configureFlags = [
+          "--with-gd"
+          "--with-freetype-dir=${freetype}"
+          "--with-png-dir=${libpng}"
+          "--with-jpeg-dir=${libjpeg}"
+        ];
         buildInputs = [ libpng libjpeg freetype ];
       };