diff --git a/gst/freeze/Makefile.am b/gst/freeze/Makefile.am
index 525e476e7c..9d07aa84f5 100644
--- a/gst/freeze/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/freeze/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ libgstfreeze_la_SOURCES	= gstfreeze.c
 libgstfreeze_la_CFLAGS	= $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstfreeze_la_LIBADD	= ${GST_LIBS}
 libgstfreeze_la_LDFLAGS	= $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+libgstfreeze_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
 
 noinst_HEADERS		= gstfreeze.h