diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix
index ff0484547fc2..d770fb627536 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/woff2/default.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if static then "OFF" else "ON"}" ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional static "-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=TRUE";
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DCANONICAL_PREFIXES=ON"
+    "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if static then "OFF" else "ON"}"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional static "-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=TRUE";
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ brotli ];