diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/si/simdutf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/si/simdutf/package.nix
index e7c733c683fe..0ebf29c8a97c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/si/simdutf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/si/simdutf/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
   libiconv,
+  nix-update-script,
+  testers,
+  validatePkgConfig,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -22,14 +25,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     substituteInPlace tools/CMakeLists.txt --replace "-Wl,--gc-sections" ""
   '';
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic))
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
+    validatePkgConfig
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     libiconv
   ];
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+    tests.pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
+      package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Unicode routines validation and transcoding at billions of characters per second";
     homepage = "https://github.com/simdutf/simdutf";
@@ -38,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       mit
     ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ wineee ];
-    mainProgram = "simdutf";
+    pkgConfigModules = [ "simdutf" ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
   };
 })