diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 91cc02a..fe30a96 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ OBJS := bpf.o btf.o libbpf.o libbpf_utils.o netlink.o 			\
 SHARED_OBJS := $(addprefix $(SHARED_OBJDIR)/,$(OBJS))
 STATIC_OBJS := $(addprefix $(STATIC_OBJDIR)/,$(OBJS))
 
-STATIC_LIBS := $(OBJDIR)/libbpf.a
 ifndef BUILD_STATIC_ONLY
 	SHARED_LIBS := $(OBJDIR)/libbpf.so \
 		       $(OBJDIR)/libbpf.so.$(LIBBPF_MAJOR_VERSION) \
 		       $(OBJDIR)/libbpf.so.$(LIBBPF_VERSION)
 	VERSION_SCRIPT := libbpf.map
+else
+	STATIC_LIBS := $(OBJDIR)/libbpf.a
 endif
 
 HEADERS := bpf.h libbpf.h btf.h libbpf_common.h libbpf_legacy.h \