diff --git a/package/memcached/memcached.mk b/package/memcached/memcached.mk
index c7d89054bd..7b4069e820 100644
--- a/package/memcached/memcached.mk
+++ b/package/memcached/memcached.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ else
 MEMCACHED_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tls
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),)
+MEMCACHED_CONF_OPTS += --disable-static
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))