diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/socat/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/socat/package.nix
index ea9e1f9fa238..da08ab588569 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/socat/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/socat/package.nix
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace /sbin/ifconfig ifconfig
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) [
-    "--disable-posixmq"
-  ];
+  configureFlags =
+    lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) [
+      "--disable-posixmq"
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isFreeBSD [
+      "--disable-dccp"
+    ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     openssl