diff --git a/src/libstore/package.nix b/src/libstore/package.nix
index 11c8be261..f992684df 100644
--- a/src/libstore/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore/package.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
   version,
 
   embeddedSandboxShell ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic,
+
+  withAWS ?
+    # Default is this way because there have been issues building this dependency
+    stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform && (stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.isDarwin),
 }:
 
 let
@@ -60,9 +64,7 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux libseccomp
     # There have been issues building these dependencies
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin darwin.apple_sdk.libs.sandbox
-    ++ lib.optional (
-      stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform && (stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.isDarwin)
-    ) aws-sdk-cpp;
+    ++ lib.optional withAWS aws-sdk-cpp;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     nix-util