diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 5ea07fd6ed..9a16b50e58 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -2479,7 +2479,8 @@ (define-public libbluray
                 "1zxfnw1xbghcj7b3zz5djndv6gwssxda19cz1lrlqrkg8577r7kd"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:configure-flags '("--disable-bdjava-jar")
+     `(#:configure-flags '("--disable-bdjava-jar"
+                           "--disable-static")
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (add-after 'unpack 'refer-to-libxml2-in-.pc-file