diff --git a/package/libdeflate/libdeflate.mk b/package/libdeflate/libdeflate.mk
index 2305af4dc9..67e97c6e5e 100644
--- a/package/libdeflate/libdeflate.mk
+++ b/package/libdeflate/libdeflate.mk
@@ -12,4 +12,18 @@ LIBDEFLATE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBDEFLATE_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE"
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)
+LIBDEFLATE_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DLIBDEFLATE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=ON \
+	-DLIBDEFLATE_BUILD_STATIC_LIB=OFF
+else ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LIBDEFLATE_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DLIBDEFLATE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=OFF \
+	-DLIBDEFLATE_BUILD_STATIC_LIB=ON
+else ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LIBDEFLATE_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DLIBDEFLATE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=ON \
+	-DLIBDEFLATE_BUILD_STATIC_LIB=ON
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))