diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
index 1c30c76ca7ab..728d4a82b23c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 , knot-resolver
 , ngtcp2-gnutls
 , ocamlPackages
+, pkgsStatic
 , python3Packages
 , qemu
 , rsyslog
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     haskell-gnutls = haskellPackages.gnutls;
     python3-gnutls = python3Packages.python3-gnutls;
     rsyslog = rsyslog.override { withGnutls = true; };
+    static = pkgsStatic.gnutls;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {