diff --git a/package/perl-netaddr-ip/perl-netaddr-ip.mk b/package/perl-netaddr-ip/perl-netaddr-ip.mk
index a1f02c6912..e96e42a852 100644
--- a/package/perl-netaddr-ip/perl-netaddr-ip.mk
+++ b/package/perl-netaddr-ip/perl-netaddr-ip.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ PERL_NETADDR_IP_SITE = $(BR2_CPAN_MIRROR)/authors/id/M/MI/MIKER
 PERL_NETADDR_IP_LICENSE = Artistic or GPL-1.0+
 PERL_NETADDR_IP_LICENSE_FILES = Artistic Copying
 
-# we always build the Pure Perl version.
-# the build of the native part of NetAddr::IP::Util is buggy.
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 PERL_NETADDR_IP_CONF_OPTS = -noxs
+endif
 
 $(eval $(perl-package))