diff --git a/recipes/incoming-clib/expat.toml b/recipes/incoming-clib/expat.toml
index 3304a8d4..e78c8ed1 100644
--- a/recipes/incoming-clib/expat.toml
+++ b/recipes/incoming-clib/expat.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ flags    = []
 compile = '''
 _abuild_phase() {
 ./configure \
+		--disable-shared --enable-static \
 		--build=$CBUILD \
 		--host=$CHOST \
 		--prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/recipes/incoming-clib/fontconfig.toml b/recipes/incoming-clib/fontconfig.toml
index f87c84da..b34c73e6 100644
--- a/recipes/incoming-clib/fontconfig.toml
+++ b/recipes/incoming-clib/fontconfig.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ flags    = []
 compile = '''
 _abuild_phase() {
 ./configure \
+		--disable-shared --enable-static \
 		--build=$CBUILD \
 		--host=$CHOST \
 		--prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/recipes/incoming-clib/gettext.toml b/recipes/incoming-clib/gettext.toml
index 5cde30b0..05f3a56e 100644
--- a/recipes/incoming-clib/gettext.toml
+++ b/recipes/incoming-clib/gettext.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ _abuild_phase() {
 	# the test is broken and fails with ash
 	gt_cv_func_printf_posix=yes \
 	./configure \
+		--disable-shared --enable-static \
 		--build=$CBUILD \
 		--host=$CHOST \
 		--prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/recipes/incoming-clib/libffi.toml b/recipes/incoming-clib/libffi.toml
index d63b0677..6fbcd3f6 100644
--- a/recipes/incoming-clib/libffi.toml
+++ b/recipes/incoming-clib/libffi.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ flags    = []
 compile = '''
 _abuild_phase() {
 ./configure \
+		--disable-shared --enable-static \
 		--build=$CBUILD \
 		--host=$CHOST \
 		--prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/recipes/incoming-clib/libpng.toml b/recipes/incoming-clib/libpng.toml
index 4ab9afb4..50af34a0 100644
--- a/recipes/incoming-clib/libpng.toml
+++ b/recipes/incoming-clib/libpng.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ flags    = []
 compile = '''
 _abuild_phase() {
 ./configure \
+		--disable-shared --enable-static \
 		--build=$CBUILD \
 		--host=$CHOST \
 		--prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/recipes/incoming-clib/pcre2.toml b/recipes/incoming-clib/pcre2.toml
index 3b6bef5c..47d13f21 100644
--- a/recipes/incoming-clib/pcre2.toml
+++ b/recipes/incoming-clib/pcre2.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ compile = '''
 _abuild_phase() {
 # Note: Forced -O3 is recommended (needed?) for Julia.
 	./configure \
+		--disable-shared --enable-static \
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O3" \
 		--build=$CBUILD \
 		--host=$CHOST \