diff --git a/package/make/make.mk b/package/make/make.mk
index 20469ba3df..d643fb0004 100644
--- a/package/make/make.mk
+++ b/package/make/make.mk
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ MAKE_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),gettext)
 MAKE_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 MAKE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+# Disable the 'load' operation for static builds since it needs dlopen
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+	MAKE_CONF_OPTS += --disable-load
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))