diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix
index 1730f9b733ca..19d1328d6bfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if shared then "ON" else "OFF"}" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if shared then "ON" else "OFF"} -DBUILD_PKGCONFIG=ON" ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     # Enable long long support (required for filezilla)