diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mpeg2dec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mpeg2dec/default.nix
index 684301b939dc..8b29deba56f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mpeg2dec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mpeg2dec/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "1vny7rg0p2rmic71hli2l2612i5yaw8vy0wsnm5nvhwfiw37cjn7";
   };
 
+  configureFlags = "--enable-shared --disable-static";
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net/;
     description = "A free library for decoding mpeg-2 and mpeg-1 video streams";