diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix
index c50dad118117..c1590b92cbc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/eid-mw/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sed 's@m4_esyscmd_s(.*,@[${version}],@' -i configure.ac
   '';
 
+  configureFlags = [ "--enable-dialogs=yes" ];
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   doCheck = true;