diff --git a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
index f16b84d5ae..fae5d591aa 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ (define-public physfs
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f                      ; no check target
+       #:configure-flags '("-DPHYSFS_BUILD_STATIC=OFF")
        #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
                   (add-after 'unpack 'patch-CMakeLists.txt
                     (lambda _