diff --git a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
index b1759eabb2..f5a55e1289 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ (define-public pixman
                 "1ryxzdf048x7wsx4dlvrr1p00gzwfs7lybnhgc7ygbj0dvyxcrns"))
               (patches (search-patches "pixman-CVE-2016-5296.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:configure-flags '("--disable-static")))
     (inputs
      `(("libpng" ,libpng)
        ("zlib" ,zlib)))