diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix
index 9bd23aebfc43..f67582385e6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gerbil/default.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchgit, gambit,
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, makeStaticLibraries, gambit,
   coreutils, rsync, bash,
-  openssl, zlib, sqlite, libxml2, libyaml, mysql, lmdb, leveldb }:
+  openssl, zlib, sqlite, libxml2, libyaml, mysql, lmdb, leveldb, postgresql }:
 
 # TODO: distinct packages for gerbil-release and gerbil-devel
+# TODO: make static compilation work
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name    = "gerbil-${version}";
 
-  version = "0.12-DEV-1030-gbbed3bc";
+  version = "0.12-DEV-1404-g0a266db";
   src = fetchgit {
     url = "https://github.com/vyzo/gerbil.git";
-    rev = "bbed3bc4cf7bcaa64eaabdf097192bfcc2bfc928";
-    sha256 = "1dc0j143j860yq72lfjp71fin7hpsy1426azz7rl1szxvjfb7h4r";
+    rev = "0a266db5e2e241272711bc150cc2607204bf2b78";
+    sha256 = "1lvawqn8havfyxkkgfqffc213zq2pgm179l42yj49fy3fhpzia4m";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    gambit
-    coreutils rsync bash
-    openssl zlib sqlite libxml2 libyaml mysql.connector-c lmdb leveldb
-  ];
+  # Use makeStaticLibraries to enable creation of statically linked binaries
+  buildInputs_libraries = [ openssl zlib sqlite libxml2 libyaml mysql.connector-c lmdb leveldb postgresql ];
+  buildInputs_staticLibraries = map makeStaticLibraries buildInputs_libraries;
+
+  buildInputs = [ gambit coreutils rsync bash ]
+    ++ buildInputs_libraries ++ buildInputs_staticLibraries;
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-I${mysql.connector-c}/include/mysql" "-L${mysql.connector-c}/lib/mysql" ];
 
@@ -30,6 +32,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     find . -type f -executable -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d ''$'\0' f; do
       substituteInPlace "$f" --replace '#!/usr/bin/env' '#!${coreutils}/bin/env'
     done
+
+    cat > etc/gerbil_static_libraries.sh <<EOF
+#OPENSSL_LIBCRYPTO=${makeStaticLibraries openssl}/lib/libcrypto.a # MISSING!
+#OPENSSL_LIBSSL=${makeStaticLibraries openssl}/lib/libssl.a # MISSING!
+ZLIB=${makeStaticLibraries zlib}/lib/libz.a
+# SQLITE=${makeStaticLibraries sqlite}/lib/sqlite.a # MISSING!
+# LIBXML2=${makeStaticLibraries libxml2}/lib/libxml2.a # MISSING!
+# YAML=${makeStaticLibraries libyaml}/lib/libyaml.a # MISSING!
+MYSQL=${makeStaticLibraries mysql.connector-c}/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.a
+# LMDB=${makeStaticLibraries lmdb}/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.a # MISSING!
+LEVELDB=${makeStaticLibraries lmdb}/lib/libleveldb.a
+EOF
   '';
 
   buildPhase = ''