diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix
index 11f69753dc80..af8bd2258201 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsigsegv/2.5.nix
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://libsigsegv.sf.net;
     description = "A library for handling page faults in user mode";
   };
+
+  configureFlags = "--enable-shared --disable-static";
+  doCheck = true;
 }