diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index a88e4460cd..89d5f8d61a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -4703,6 +4703,8 @@ (define-public libxtst
           (base32
             "012jpyj7xfm653a9jcfqbzxyywdmwb2b5wr1dwylx14f3f54jma6"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:configure-flags '("--disable-static")))
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("libxi" ,libxi)
        ("xorgproto" ,xorgproto)))