diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.1.12.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.1.12.bb
index 67eaf4cd36..62cd661212 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.1.12.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/samba/samba_4.1.12.bb
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-fhs \
                  --with-profiling-data \
                  --with-libiconv=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${prefix} \
                 "
+DISABLE_STATIC = ""
 
 LDFLAGS += "-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"