diff --git a/package/cjson/cjson.mk b/package/cjson/cjson.mk
index f3ef7fd2ac..aabf3677ea 100644
--- a/package/cjson/cjson.mk
+++ b/package/cjson/cjson.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@ CJSON_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DENABLE_CJSON_TEST=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_CUSTOM_COMPILER_FLAGS=OFF
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+CJSON_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_SHARED_AND_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+else
+CJSON_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_SHARED_AND_STATIC_LIBS=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))