--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@
 AC_ARG_WITH(file-system, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-file-system], [Does the target have a filesystem (default=yes)]),
  AC_DEFINE(WITHOUT_FILE_SYSTEM), )
 
+dnl Some users may be not interested in static libs
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-libs], AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-libs], [Enable static libs if shared libs will be also build (default=yes)]))
+
 dnl The following bourne shell case statement is where system
 dnl dependencies can be added.  In particular, if your system supports
 dnl shared library creation, the following switch is the place to
@@ -571,7 +574,11 @@
 dnl libraries to the list of libraries to be built.
 
 if test "$LINK_SHARED"_ != "_"; then
-  TARGET_LIBS="static shared"
+    if test "$enable_static_libs"_ != "_"; then
+      TARGET_LIBS="static shared"
+    else
+      TARGET_LIBS="shared"
+    fi
 else
   TARGET_LIBS="static"
   LINK_SHARED="@:"