diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
index 23b982be5372..5591fa9b4533 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     antlr4_12.runtime.cpp
     python3
     mysql
-    libxml2
+    (libxml2.override { enableHttp = true; })
     libmysqlconnectorcpp
     vsqlite
     gdal