diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/default.nix
index a98314d1181f..fe6984ee58bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ let
 
     llvm-manpages = lowPrio (tools.llvm.override {
       enableManpages = true;
+      enableSharedLibraries = false;
       python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
     });