diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvg/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvg/default.nix
index 746dda16d9bf..9bd4cf12db03 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvg/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , libpng ? null
 , eigen ? null
 , libtiff ? null
+, enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
 , enableExamples ? false
 , enableDocs ? false }:
 
@@ -27,8 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-std=c++11"
     "-DOpenMVG_BUILD_EXAMPLES=${if enableExamples then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DOpenMVG_BUILD_DOC=${if enableDocs then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DOpenMVG_BUILD_SHARED=ON"
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional enableShared "-DOpenMVG_BUILD_SHARED=ON";
 
   cmakeDir = "./src";