diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnuplot/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnuplot/package.nix
index 2a9c7f13d07d8..e9209b8b4d278 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnuplot/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnuplot/package.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   coreutils,
   withQt ? false,
   qt5,
+  withBitmapTerminals ? true,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (if withX then "--with-x" else "--without-x")
     (if withQt then "--with-qt=qt5" else "--without-qt")
     (if aquaterm then "--with-aquaterm" else "--without-aquaterm")
+    (if withBitmapTerminals then "--with-bitmap-terminals" else "--without-bitmap-terminals")
   ]
   ++ lib.optional withCaca "--with-caca"
   ++ lib.optional withTeXLive "--with-texdir=${placeholder "out"}/share/texmf/tex/latex/gnuplot";