diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d137250..4e67035 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 dnl Check for compiler features
 AC_C_TYPEOF
 
-LT_INIT
+LT_INIT([disable-static])
 LT_OUTPUT
 
 dnl dlopen support is optional