diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index f94c3e410f..7325e35054 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ (define-public zeromq
                (base32
                 "18km71p77jm1w7wly2a5mxvphjb0f2l6s08cg382x55f6zdqb4lx"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments '(#:configure-flags '("--disable-static")))
     (home-page "https://zeromq.org")
     (synopsis "Library for message-based applications")
     (description