diff --git a/packages/textproc/expat-host/build b/packages/textproc/expat-host/build
index 55134ea98f..a7214af002 100755
--- a/packages/textproc/expat-host/build
+++ b/packages/textproc/expat-host/build
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ $SCRIPTS/unpack expat
 setup_toolchain host
 
 cd $BUILD/expat-*
-mkdir -p .build-host
+mkdir -p .build-host && cd .build-host
 
-cd .build-host
 ../configure --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+             --enable-shared \
+             --disable-static \
 
 make
 make install