diff --git a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
index 3aef62f169..1fd7d91eb9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/skarnet.scm
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ (define-public s6-linux-init
     (arguments
      '(#:configure-flags
        (list
+        "--disable-static"
         (string-append "--with-lib="
                        (assoc-ref %build-inputs "skalibs")
                        "/lib/skalibs")