diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
index 3f53c0f58178..502d6479304f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags =
     [ "--enable-gss"
+      "--enable-svcgss"
       "--with-statedir=/var/lib/nfs"
       "--with-krb5=${lib.getLib kerberos}"
       "--with-systemd=${placeholder "out"}/etc/systemd/system"