diff --git a/arch/Config.in b/arch/Config.in
index 16ad8be56b..59bf84a918 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in
+++ b/arch/Config.in
@@ -295,7 +295,12 @@ config BR2_BINFMT_FLAT_SEP_DATA
 
 config BR2_BINFMT_FLAT_SHARED
 	bool "Shared binary"
-	select BR2_BINFMT_SUPPORTS_SHARED
+	# Even though this really generates shared binaries, there is no libdl
+	# and dlopen() cannot be used. So packages that require shared
+	# libraries cannot be built. Therefore, we don't select
+	# BR2_BINFMT_SUPPORTS_SHARED and therefore force BR2_STATIC_LIBS.
+	# Although this adds -static to the compilation, that's not a problem
+	# because the -mid-shared-library option overrides it.
 	help
 	  Allow to load and link indiviual FLAT binaries at run time.