diff --git a/PKGBUILD-nacl-newlib b/PKGBUILD-nacl-newlib
index f43f768d2..4497ae870 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD-nacl-newlib
+++ b/PKGBUILD-nacl-newlib
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ build() {
         -DWITH_MAGNUMINFO=ON \
         -DWITH_NACLAPPLICATION=ON \
         -DWITH_WINDOWLESSNACLAPPLICATION=ON \
-        -DBUILD_STATIC=ON \
         -DLIB_SUFFIX=/32
     make
 
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ build() {
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/nacl \
         -DWITH_MAGNUMINFO=ON \
         -DWITH_NACLAPPLICATION=ON \
-        -DWITH_WINDOWLESSNACLAPPLICATION=ON \
-        -DBUILD_STATIC=ON
+        -DWITH_WINDOWLESSNACLAPPLICATION=ON
     make
 }