diff --git a/libs/nghttp2/Makefile b/libs/nghttp2/Makefile
index 312835ba88..bf80897e9e 100644
--- a/libs/nghttp2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/nghttp2/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ define Package/libnghttp2/description
 endef
 
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
-        -DENABLE_LIB_ONLY=ON
+        -DENABLE_LIB_ONLY=ON -DENABLE_STATIC_LIB=ON
 
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(call Build/InstallDev/cmake,$(1))