diff --git a/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk b/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
index c905c1d746..688f4eef86 100644
--- a/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
+++ b/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ SWUPDATE_BUILD_CONFIG = $(@D)/.config
 SWUPDATE_KCONFIG_FILE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_SWUPDATE_CONFIG))
 SWUPDATE_KCONFIG_EDITORS = menuconfig xconfig gconfig nconfig
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 define SWUPDATE_PREFER_STATIC
 	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_STATIC,$(SWUPDATE_BUILD_CONFIG))
 endef