diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix
index 73d890e03a41..0db6d5f98af8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pugixml/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-Udjx84mhLPJ1bU5WYDo73PAeeufS+vBLXZP0YbBvqLE=";
   };
 
-  outputs = if shared then [ "out" "dev" ] else [ "out" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" ] ++ lib.optionals shared [ "dev" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake validatePkgConfig ];