diff --git a/package/dash/dash.mk b/package/dash/dash.mk
index fed3a99551..6efc71e568 100644
--- a/package/dash/dash.mk
+++ b/package/dash/dash.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ else
 DASH_CONF_OPTS += --without-libedit
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),)
+DASH_CONF_OPTS += --disable-static
+endif
+
 define DASH_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/src/dash $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/dash
 endef