diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/do/doctest/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/do/doctest/package.nix
index 590252b0fdada..d9d8769f102bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/do/doctest/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/do/doctest/package.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic [
+    # One of the examples tests shared library support
+    # and fails linking.
+    "-DDOCTEST_WITH_TESTS=OFF"
+  ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   # Fix the build with LLVM 21 / GCC 15.