--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([libupnpp/config.h])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 no-define subdir-objects foreign])
+AC_DISABLE_STATIC
 LT_INIT
 
 AC_PROG_CXX