diff --git a/package/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp.mk b/package/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp.mk
index 906e554ed7..beb8d6f55f 100644
--- a/package/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp.mk
+++ b/package/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@ YAML_CPP_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+YAML_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DYAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+else
+YAML_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DYAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))