diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix
index 0a78d7a02a48..c6dde2253bc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.26.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   configureFlags = ''
     ${if compressionSupport then "--with-zlib" else "--without-zlib"}
     ${if sslSupport then "--with-ssl --with-libs=${openssl}" else "--without-ssl"}
+    --enable-shared
   '';
 
   passthru = {inherit compressionSupport sslSupport;};
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.28.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.28.nix
index ff777688565b..8373ed25d248 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.28.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/neon/0.28.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ${if static then "--enable-static" else "--disable-static"}
     ${if compressionSupport then "--with-zlib" else "--without-zlib"}
     ${if sslSupport then "--with-ssl --with-libs=${openssl}" else "--without-ssl"}
+    --enable-shared
   '';
 
   passthru = {inherit compressionSupport sslSupport;};