diff --git a/extra/fribidi/build b/extra/fribidi/build
index 6daf22f8..cdabf582 100755
--- a/extra/fribidi/build
+++ b/extra/fribidi/build
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
 ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-static
 
 make
 make DESTDIR="$1" install