diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix
index 55503c9f6205..6e6532f072cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/capstone/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = capstone.src;
   sourceRoot = "${src.name}/bindings/python";
 
+  # libcapstone.a is not built with BUILD_SHARED_LIBS. For some reason setup.py
+  # checks if it exists but it is not really needed. Most likely a bug in setup.py.
   postPatch = ''
     ln -s ${capstone}/lib/libcapstone${stdenv.targetPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary} prebuilt/
-    ln -s ${capstone}/lib/libcapstone.a prebuilt/
+    touch prebuilt/libcapstone${stdenv.targetPlatform.extensions.staticLibrary}
     substituteInPlace setup.py --replace manylinux1 manylinux2014
   '';