diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix
index 1cb9c8d40177..88e3a9720d04 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fixDarwinDylibNames, which }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fixDarwinDylibNames, which
+, enableShared ? !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic)
+, enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "lowdown";
-  version = "0.10.0";
+  version = "0.11.1";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "lib" "dev" "man" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/snapshots/lowdown-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha512 = "3gq6awxvkz2hb8xzcwqhdhdqgspvqjfzm50bq9i29qy2iisq9vzb91bdp3f4q2sqcmk3gms44xyxyn3ih2hwlzsnk0f5prjzyg97fjj";
+    sha512 = "1l0055g8v0dygyxvk5rchp4sn1g2lakbf6hhq0wkj6nxkfpl43mkyc4vpb02r7v6iqfdwq4461dmdi78blsb3nj8b1gcjx75v7x9pa1";
   };
 
+  # Upstream always passes GNU-style "soname", but cctools expects "install_name".
+  # Whatever name is inserted will be replaced by fixDarwinDylibNames.
+  # https://github.com/kristapsdz/lowdown/issues/87
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace soname install_name
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ which ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ fixDarwinDylibNames ];
 
@@ -27,12 +37,30 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postConfigure
   '';
 
-  # Fix lib extension so that fixDarwinDylibNames detects it
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    mv $lib/lib/liblowdown.{so,dylib}
-  '';
+  makeFlags = [
+    "bins" # prevents shared object from being built unnecessarily
+  ];
 
-  patches = lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic) ./shared.patch;
+  installTargets = [
+    "install"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableShared [
+    "install_shared"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableStatic [
+    "install_static"
+  ];
+
+  # Fix lib extension so that fixDarwinDylibNames detects it
+  # Symlink liblowdown.so to liblowdown.so.1 (or equivalent)
+  postInstall =
+    let
+      inherit (stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions) sharedLibrary;
+    in
+
+    lib.optionalString (enableShared && stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+      mv $lib/lib/liblowdown.{so.1,1.dylib}
+    '' + lib.optionalString enableShared ''
+      ln -s $lib/lib/liblowdown*${sharedLibrary}* $lib/lib/liblowdown${sharedLibrary}
+    '';
 
   doInstallCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
   installCheckPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/shared.patch b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/shared.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 75ee03da9700..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/shared.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index 955f737..2c9532c 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ REGRESS_ARGS	+= "--parse-no-autolink"
- REGRESS_ARGS	+= "--parse-no-cmark"
- REGRESS_ARGS	+= "--parse-no-deflists"
- 
--all: lowdown lowdown-diff lowdown.pc
-+all: lowdown lowdown-diff liblowdown.so lowdown.pc
- 
- www: $(HTMLS) $(PDFS) $(THUMBS) lowdown.tar.gz lowdown.tar.gz.sha512
- 
-@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ lowdown-diff: lowdown
- liblowdown.a: $(OBJS) $(COMPAT_OBJS)
- 	$(AR) rs $@ $(OBJS) $(COMPAT_OBJS)
- 
-+%.o: CFLAGS += -fPIC
-+liblowdown.so: $(OBJS) $(COMPAT_OBJS)
-+	$(CC) -shared -o $@ $(OBJS) $(COMPAT_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)
-+
- install: all
- 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
- 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig
-@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ install: all
- 	$(INSTALL_DATA) lowdown.pc $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig
- 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) lowdown $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
- 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) lowdown-diff $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
--	$(INSTALL_LIB) liblowdown.a $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
-+	$(INSTALL_LIB) liblowdown.so $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
- 	$(INSTALL_DATA) lowdown.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)
- 	for f in $(MANS) ; do \
- 		name=`basename $$f .html` ; \
-@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ main.o: lowdown.h
- 
- clean:
- 	rm -f $(OBJS) $(COMPAT_OBJS) main.o
--	rm -f lowdown lowdown-diff liblowdown.a lowdown.pc
-+	rm -f lowdown lowdown-diff liblowdown.so lowdown.pc
- 	rm -f index.xml diff.xml diff.diff.xml README.xml lowdown.tar.gz.sha512 lowdown.tar.gz
- 	rm -f $(PDFS) $(HTMLS) $(THUMBS)
-