diff --git a/package/iptables/Makefile b/package/iptables/Makefile
index be5b95b14..324d5658f 100644
--- a/package/iptables/Makefile
+++ b/package/iptables/Makefile
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ TARGET_CPPFLAGS := \
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-shared \
-	--enable-static \
 	--enable-devel \
 	--enable-ipv6 \
 	--with-kernel="$(LINUX_DIR)" \