diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libexecinfo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libexecinfo/default.nix
index 147b213735d..9c649c223c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libexecinfo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libexecinfo/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, enableStatic ? true, enableShared ? true }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libexecinfo";
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "CC:=$(CC)" "AR:=$(AR)" ];
 
+  buildFlags =
+      stdenv.lib.optional enableStatic "static"
+   ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableShared "dynamic";
+
   patchFlags = [ "-p0" ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     install -Dm644 execinfo.h stacktraverse.h -t $out/include
-    install -Dm755 libexecinfo.{a,so.1} -t $out/lib
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableShared ''
+    install -Dm755 libexecinfo.so.1 -t $out/lib
     ln -s $out/lib/libexecinfo.so{.1,}
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableStatic ''
+    install -Dm755 libexecinfo.a -t $out/lib
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
index cd75209a9b9..fcfe856398e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/static.nix
@@ -274,4 +274,6 @@ in {
 
 
   libev = super.libev.override { static = true; };
+
+  libexecinfo = super.libexecinfo.override { enableShared = false; };
 }