diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index 917600ca0..46ab861c1 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		$$(DISABLE_NLS) \
 		$$(DISABLE_LARGEFILE) \
 		$$(DISABLE_IPV6) \
+		$$(SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS) \
 		$$(QUIET) $$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPT) \
 	)
 endef
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		./configure \
 		--prefix="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
 		--sysconfdir="$$(HOST_DIR)/etc" \
+		--enable-shared --disable-static \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPT) \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 31a963920..8e9637ce8 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ else
 ENABLE_DEBUG:=
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS=--enable-static --disable-shared
+else
+SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS=--enable-static --enable-shared
+endif
+
 include package/Makefile.autotools.in
 include package/Makefile.cmake.in
 include package/Makefile.package.in