diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a35dc124dd28..6ef5b2b49680 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -14657,6 +14657,7 @@ in {
       substituteInPlace "setup.cfg"                                     \
               --replace "/usr/local/include" "${pkgs.sqlite.dev}/include"   \
               --replace "/usr/local/lib" "${pkgs.sqlite.out}/lib"
+      export LDSHARED="$CC -pthread -shared"
     '';
 
     meta = {