diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/libgnurx/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/libgnurx/default.nix
index 85a3c463a289..e760bddabfbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/libgnurx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/libgnurx/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0xjxcxgws3bblybw5zsp9a4naz2v5bs1k3mk8dw00ggc0vwbfivi";
   };
 
+  # file looks for libgnurx.a when compiling statically
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic ''
+    ln -s $out/lib/libgnurx{.dll.a,.a}
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     platforms = lib.platforms.windows;
   };