diff --git a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
index a79977f607..c26f91918d 100644
--- a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
+++ b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ else
 LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS += BUILD_SHARED_LIB=1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)
+LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS += BUILD_STATIC_LIB=0
+else
+LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS += BUILD_STATIC_LIB=1
+endif
+
 define LM_SENSORS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
 endef