diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/h2/h2o/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/h2/h2o/package.nix
index 9fbe8b8ca21a..6a6df40b8dd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/h2/h2o/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/h2/h2o/package.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
   libuv,
   wslay,
   zlib,
+  withMruby ? false,
+  bison,
+  ruby,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -33,12 +36,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "lib"
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
-    cmake
-    makeWrapper
-    ninja
-  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs =
+    [
+      pkg-config
+      cmake
+      makeWrapper
+      ninja
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals withMruby [
+      bison
+      ruby
+    ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     brotli
     openssl
@@ -49,6 +58,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     wslay
   ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DWITH_MRUBY=${if withMruby then "ON" else "OFF"}"
+  ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     EXES="$(find "$out/share/h2o" -type f -executable)"
     for exe in $EXES; do