diff --git a/ggatessh/Makefile b/ggatessh/Makefile
index 1536437..8c82391 100644
--- a/ggatessh/Makefile
+++ b/ggatessh/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ${LIBSSH2}: ${LIBSSH2_DIR}/Makefile
 	(cd ${LIBSSH2_DIR} && make -j 4)
 
 ${LIBSSH2_DIR}/Makefile: ${LIBSSH2_DIR}/configure
-	(cd ${LIBSSH2_DIR} && ./configure)
+	(cd ${LIBSSH2_DIR} && ./configure --disable-shared)
 
 ${LIBSSH2_DIR}/configure: ${LIBSSH2_DIR}/configure.ac
 	(cd ${LIBSSH2_DIR} && autoreconf -fi)