diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.14.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.14.bb
index ff268b35ea..a300595687 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.14.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.14.bb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ EXTRA_OESCONS = " \
     systemd='${SYSTEMD_OESCONS}' \
     ${EXTRA_OECONF} \
 "
+DISABLE_STATIC = ""
 # this cannot be used, because then chrpath is not found and only static lib is built
 # target=${HOST_SYS}