diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc
index 3f4bf67aa9..8990b0f5ef 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ ncurses_configure() {
 	cd $1
 	shift
 	oe_runconf \
-	        --disable-static \
 	        --without-debug \
 	        --without-ada \
 	        --without-gpm \