diff --git a/packages/compress/xz/package.mk b/packages/compress/xz/package.mk
index 229ce7b41b..b70abb6c9e 100644
--- a/packages/compress/xz/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/xz/package.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="XZ Utils is free general-purpose data compression software with hi
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--disable-lzmadec \
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--disable-shared --enable-static \
+                         --disable-lzmadec \
                          --disable-lzmainfo \
                          --enable-lzma-links \
                          --disable-scripts \