diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix
index 65191c6d713a..0073fae047be 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , perl
 , postgresql
 , nixosTests
+, withPostgres ? true
 , ...
 }@args:
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ callPackage ../nginx/generic.nix args rec {
     patchShebangs configure bundle/
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--with-http_postgres_module" ];
+  configureFlags = lib.optional withPostgres [ "--with-http_postgres_module" ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     ln -s $out/luajit/bin/luajit-2.1.ROLLING $out/bin/luajit-openresty