diff --git a/gnu/packages/algebra.scm b/gnu/packages/algebra.scm
index 7fca1358ff..5cf981cda7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/algebra.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/algebra.scm
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ (define-public iml
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags
        (list
+        "--enable-shared"
         (string-append "--with-gmp-include="
                        (assoc-ref %build-inputs "gmp") "/include")
         (string-append "--with-gmp-lib="