--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = jbig2
 jbig2_SOURCES = jbig2.cc
 jbig2_LDADD = libjbig2enc.la 
-jbig2_LDFLAGS = -static
+jbig2_LDFLAGS = 
 
 if MINGW
 jbig2_LDADD += -lws2_32
