diff --git a/packages/sysutils/libevdev/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/libevdev/package.mk
index 45b9ab3b7c..ea617d10d5 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/libevdev/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/libevdev/package.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="libevdev is a wrapper library for evdev devices. it moves the comm
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-shared --enable-static"
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-shared --disable-static"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"