diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
index 611b547b101a..812eb8663732 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       json_c
       lerc
       xz
-      libxml2
+      (libxml2.override { enableHttp = true; })
       lz4
       openjpeg
       openssl