diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dvb-apps/dvb-apps_1.1.1.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dvb-apps/dvb-apps_1.1.1.bb
index edfd164478..ff9eabbb50 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dvb-apps/dvb-apps_1.1.1.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dvb-apps/dvb-apps_1.1.1.bb
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/${BPN}"
 
 inherit perlnative
 
+export enable_static="no"
+
 do_configure() {
     sed -i -e s:/usr/include:${STAGING_INCDIR}:g util/av7110_loadkeys/generate-keynames.sh
 }