diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
index a284a41d8117..9fd08a1cd5ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DWITH_ZLIB=1"
     "-DWITH_ZSTD=1"
     "-DWITH_GFLAGS=0"
+    "-DUSE_RTTI=1"
     "-DROCKSDB_INSTALL_ON_WINDOWS=YES" # harmless elsewhere
     (stdenv.lib.optional
         (stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86 && stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)