diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix
index 0a27b665855c..64dac7e85f87 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nixd/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   pkg-config,
   testers,
   python3,
+  libxml2,
+  zlib,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -145,10 +147,16 @@ in
         llvmPackages.llvm
         gtest
         boost
+        libxml2
+        zlib
       ];
 
       nativeBuildInputs = common.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ cmake ];
 
+      mesonFlags = [ (lib.mesonBool "llvm_static" true) ];
+
+      disallowedRequisites = [ (lib.getLib llvmPackages.llvm) ];
+
       # See https://github.com/nix-community/nixd/issues/519
       doCheck = false;