diff --git a/ext/mimic/Makefile.am b/ext/mimic/Makefile.am
index 7cf08e468a..b16741449e 100644
--- a/ext/mimic/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/mimic/Makefile.am
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ libgstmimic_la_SOURCES = gstmimic.c gstmimdec.c gstmimenc.c
 libgstmimic_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(MIMIC_CFLAGS)
 libgstmimic_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(MIMIC_LIBS)
 libgstmimic_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+libgstmimic_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gstmimdec.h gstmimenc.h
diff --git a/ext/opencv/Makefile.am b/ext/opencv/Makefile.am
index a32e16cfa2..d466bbb0b5 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/opencv/Makefile.am
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ libgstopencv_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(OPENCV_LIBS) \
 			$(GSTPB_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR)
 
 libgstopencv_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+libgstopencv_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
 
 # headers we need but don't want installed
 noinst_HEADERS = gstopencvvideofilter.h gstopencvutils.h \
diff --git a/ext/vp8/Makefile.am b/ext/vp8/Makefile.am
index 474b3cec4e..d839666fda 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/vp8/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ libgstvp8_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgsttag-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ -lgstvideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(VPX_LIBS)
 libgstvp8_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+libgstvp8_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
 
 noinst_HEADERS = \
 	gstvp8dec.h \
diff --git a/sys/acmmp3dec/Makefile.am b/sys/acmmp3dec/Makefile.am
index 27c895c545..f927c7233c 100644
--- a/sys/acmmp3dec/Makefile.am
+++ b/sys/acmmp3dec/Makefile.am
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ libgstacmmp3dec_la_LIBADD =      \
     -lgsttag-$(GST_MAJORMINOR)   \
     -lmsacm32
 libgstacmmp3dec_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS) $(DIRECTSOUND_LDFLAGS)
-
+libgstacmmp3dec_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
diff --git a/sys/linsys/Makefile.am b/sys/linsys/Makefile.am
index 3362738746..ac7eed003f 100644
--- a/sys/linsys/Makefile.am
+++ b/sys/linsys/Makefile.am
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ libgstlinsys_la_CFLAGS = \
 libgstlinsys_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstlinsys_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
-
+libgstlinsys_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static