diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
index b9867a030a80..367a244cee1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/db/generic.nix
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       make examples_c examples_cxx
     '';
 
+    __structuredAttrs = true;
+
     meta = {
       homepage = "https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/related/berkeleydb.html";
       description = "Berkeley DB";