diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sc/sccache/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sc/sccache/package.nix
index a84126411ace..5bec7dd7043b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sc/sccache/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sc/sccache/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   rustPlatform,
   pkg-config,
   openssl,
+  distributed ? false,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-1kfKBN4uRbU5LjbC0cLgMqoGnOSEAdC0S7EzXlfaDPo=";
 
+  buildFeatures = lib.optionals distributed [
+    "dist-client"
+    "dist-server"
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
   ];