diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index c537b2701..e5ecd6ff8 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     }
     // lib.optionalAttrs hostPlatform.isLinux {
       BUILD_TEST_SHELL = "${pkgsStatic.busybox}/bin";
+    }
+    // lib.optionalAttrs hostPlatform.isStatic {
+      NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = " -static";
     };
 
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.importCargoLock { lockFile = ./Cargo.lock; };