diff --git a/gnu/packages/datastructures.scm b/gnu/packages/datastructures.scm
index f10a54d376..e89b7d7cfe 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/datastructures.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/datastructures.scm
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ (define-public liburcu
                (base32
                 "0yx69kbx9zd6ayjzvwvglilhdnirq4f1x1sdv33jy8bc9wgc3vsf"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:configure-flags
+       (list "--disable-static")))
     (native-inputs
      `(("perl" ,perl)))                 ; for tests
     (home-page "https://liburcu.org/")