diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/ipopt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/ipopt/default.nix
index 325a6b82a6f9..f7d4714701bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/ipopt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/ipopt/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , blas
 , lapack
 , gfortran
-, enableAMPL ? stdenv.isLinux, libamplsolver
+, enableAMPL ? true, libamplsolver
 }:
 
 assert (!blas.isILP64) && (!lapack.isILP64);