diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.3.2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.3.2.nix
index 02d24d21900b..1cb7fd42ccec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.3.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.3.2.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, m4, cxx ? true }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+let self = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gmp-4.3.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0x8prpqi9amfcmi7r4zrza609ai9529pjaq0h4aw51i867064qck";
   };
 
+  #outputs TODO: split $cxx due to libstdc++ dependency
+  # maybe let ghc use a version with *.so shared with rest of nixpkgs and *.a added
+  # - see #5855 for related discussion
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "info" ];
+  passthru.static = self.out;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ m4 ];
 
   # Prevent the build system from using sub-architecture-specific
@@ -60,4 +66,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = [ ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
-}
+};
+  in self
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/5.1.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/5.1.x.nix
index c6cbfdd89b41..b5cd936ce4f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/5.1.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/5.1.x.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 with { inherit (stdenv.lib) optional optionalString; };
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+let self = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gmp-5.1.3";
 
   src = fetchurl { # we need to use bz2, others aren't in bootstrapping stdenv
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0q5i39pxrasgn9qdxzpfbwhh11ph80p57x6hf48m74261d97j83m";
   };
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "info" ];
+  #outputs TODO: split $cxx due to libstdc++ dependency
+  # maybe let ghc use a version with *.so shared with rest of nixpkgs and *.a added
+  # - see #5855 for related discussion
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "info" ];
+  passthru.static = self.out;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ m4 ];
 
@@ -76,4 +80,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.peti ];
   };
-}
+};
+  in self
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/6.x.nix
index f40885c860a6..4d12ed8a8b18 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/6.x.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let self = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1mpzprdzkgfpdc1v2lf4dxlxps4x8bvmzvd8n1ri6gw9y9jrh458";
   };
 
-  #outputs TODO: split $cxx due to libstdc++ dependency; maybe port to gmp5;
+  #outputs TODO: split $cxx due to libstdc++ dependency
   # maybe let ghc use a version with *.so shared with rest of nixpkgs and *.a added
   # - see #5855 for related discussion
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "info" ];