diff --git a/pkg-def.scm b/pkg-def.scm
index ee1529a..9824cf8 100644
--- a/pkg-def.scm
+++ b/pkg-def.scm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	 (prefix (string-append (get-directory 'lib #f) "/" build-host))
 	 (xft? (get-option-value 'with-xft))
          (configure `("./configure"
+                      "--enable-static=no"
 		      ,(string-append "--prefix=" prefix)
 		      ,(if xft? "--with-xft=yes" "--with-xft=no")
 		      ,(string-append "--with-scsh-includes=" scsh-includes)