diff --git a/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.31.config b/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.31.config
index b23ba731ae..76772e850a 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.31.config
+++ b/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.31.config
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ HAVE_DOT_CONFIG=y
 DOPIC=y
 # ARCH_HAS_NO_SHARED is not set
 # ARCH_HAS_NO_LDSO is not set
-HAVE_SHARED=y
 # FORCE_SHAREABLE_TEXT_SEGMENTS is not set
 LDSO_LDD_SUPPORT=y
 # LDSO_CACHE_SUPPORT is not set
diff --git a/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.33.config b/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.33.config
index 0fbce19b96..1b07d4a0a9 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.33.config
+++ b/package/uclibc/uClibc-0.9.33.config
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ HAVE_DOT_CONFIG=y
 DOPIC=y
 # ARCH_HAS_NO_SHARED is not set
 # ARCH_HAS_NO_LDSO is not set
-HAVE_SHARED=y
 # FORCE_SHAREABLE_TEXT_SEGMENTS is not set
 LDSO_LDD_SUPPORT=y
 # LDSO_CACHE_SUPPORT is not set
diff --git a/package/uclibc/uClibc-snapshot.config b/package/uclibc/uClibc-snapshot.config
index dea767e4ae..ffc15358a4 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uClibc-snapshot.config
+++ b/package/uclibc/uClibc-snapshot.config
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ HAVE_DOT_CONFIG=y
 DOPIC=y
 # ARCH_HAS_NO_SHARED is not set
 # ARCH_HAS_NO_LDSO is not set
-HAVE_SHARED=y
 # FORCE_SHAREABLE_TEXT_SEGMENTS is not set
 LDSO_LDD_SUPPORT=y
 # LDSO_CACHE_SUPPORT is not set
diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index d66da17dd5..b2ecce397b 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -381,6 +381,16 @@ else
 UCLIBC_WCHAR_CONFIG = $(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,UCLIBC_HAS_WCHAR,$(@D)/.config)
 endif
 
+#
+# static/shared libs
+#
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+UCLIBC_SHARED_LIBS_CONFIG = $(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,HAVE_SHARED,$(@D)/.config)
+else
+UCLIBC_SHARED_LIBS_CONFIG = $(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,HAVE_SHARED,$(@D)/.config)
+endif
+
 #
 # Commands
 #
@@ -420,6 +430,7 @@ define UCLIBC_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 	$(UCLIBC_THREAD_DEBUG_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_LOCALE_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_WCHAR_CONFIG)
+	$(UCLIBC_SHARED_LIBS_CONFIG)
 endef
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_UCLIBC_INSTALL_TEST_SUITE),y)