diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/aws-sam-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/aws-sam-cli/default.nix
index 916ff325b43b..09a61ef564f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/aws-sam-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/aws-sam-cli/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , python
+, enableTelemetry ? false
 }:
 
 let
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     tomlkit
   ];
 
-  postFixup = ''
+  postFixup = if enableTelemetry then "echo aws-sam-cli TELEMETRY IS ENABLED" else ''
     # Disable telemetry: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sam-cli/issues/1272
     wrapProgram $out/bin/sam --set  SAM_CLI_TELEMETRY 0
   '';