diff --git a/package/libuwsc/libuwsc.mk b/package/libuwsc/libuwsc.mk
index 08ea72c1f3..cad351529d 100644
--- a/package/libuwsc/libuwsc.mk
+++ b/package/libuwsc/libuwsc.mk
@@ -43,4 +43,11 @@ else
 LIBUWSC_CONF_OPTS += -DUWSC_LUA_SUPPORT=OFF
 endif
 
+# BUILD_SHARED_LIBS is handled in pkg-cmake.mk as it is a generic cmake variable
+ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LIBUWSC_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+else ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)
+LIBUWSC_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))