diff --git a/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml
index 5c8188388..f468efa12 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 export CFLAGS="-DCAIRO_NO_MUTEX=1"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
     --enable-xlib=no