diff --git a/gnu/packages/xiph.scm b/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
index be02106f9a..61d836a50b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ (define speex
        (base32
         "150047wnllz4r94whb9r73l5qf0z5z3rlhy98bawfbblmkq8mbpa"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:configure-flags '("--disable-static")))
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (inputs