diff --git a/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml
index 0fa4f74d..87fc7479 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
     --without-ada
     --without-manpages
     --without-tests
-    --with-shared
     cf_cv_func_mkstemp=yes
 )
+if [ "${COOKBOOK_DYNAMIC}" == "1" ]
+then
+    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(--with-shared)
+fi
 cookbook_configure
 """