diff --git a/gnu/packages/ftp.scm b/gnu/packages/ftp.scm
index 13ebe6bff4174576a3d3d421d6608dc613bec91c..f0146290efcfbd47abf8ef283515cfbb132a1ae5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ftp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ftp.scm
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ (define-public libfilezilla
        (sha256
         (base32 "1zfnqbn14dx0fl45mfaznr5n5xsxy1kx8z9f80fppbqn37pb9mgx"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:configure-flags
+       (list "--disable-static")))
     (native-inputs
      `(("cppunit" ,cppunit)
        ("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)