diff --git a/kvutils/Makefile.am b/kvutils/Makefile.am
index ed2bc03..f12a01a 100644
--- a/kvutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/kvutils/Makefile.am
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ kvutil_headers = 	kvu_dbc.h \
 			kvu_value_queue.h
 
 libkvutils_la_SOURCES = $(kvutil_sources) $(kvutil_headers)
-libkvutils_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBKVUTILS_VERSION@:0:@LIBKVUTILS_VERSION_AGE@ -static
+libkvutils_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBKVUTILS_VERSION@:0:@LIBKVUTILS_VERSION_AGE@
 
 libkvutils_debug_la_SOURCES = $(libkvutils_la_SOURCES)
 libkvutils_debug_la_LDFLAGS = $(libkvutils_la_LDFLAGS)
 
 libkvutils_tester_SOURCES = libkvutils_tester.cpp
-libkvutils_tester_LDFLAGS = -static
 libkvutils_tester_LDADD = $(lib_LTLIBRARIES)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = $(kvutil_headers)
diff --git a/libecasound/Makefile.am b/libecasound/Makefile.am
index 87203cf..dca62bc 100644
--- a/libecasound/Makefile.am
+++ b/libecasound/Makefile.am
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ libecasound_tester_src = \
 
 libecasound_la_SOURCES = $(ecasound_common1_src) $(ecasound_common2_src)
 libecasound_debug_la_SOURCES = $(ecasound_common1_src) $(ecasound_common2_src)
-libecasound_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic $(eca_ldflags) -static
+libecasound_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic $(eca_ldflags)
 libecasound_la_LIBADD = $(eca_libadd)
 libecasound_debug_la_LDFLAGS = $(libecasound_la_LDFLAGS)
 libecasound_debug_la_LIBADD = $(libecasound_la_LIBADD)
diff --git a/libecasound/plugins/Makefile.am b/libecasound/plugins/Makefile.am
index 4ea5a92..80a3093 100644
--- a/libecasound/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/libecasound/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ plugin_all_sources = 	$(all_af_src) \
 libecasound_plugins_la_SOURCES          = audioio_dummy.cpp $(plugin_cond_sources)
 EXTRA_libecasound_plugins_la_SOURCES    = $(plugin_all_sources)
 libecasound_plugins_la_LIBADD		= $(ECA_S_EXTRA_LIBS)
-libecasound_plugins_la_LDFLAGS 		= -static
+libecasound_plugins_la_LDFLAGS 		=
 
 libecasound_plugins_debug_la_SOURCES	= $(libecasound_plugins_la_SOURCES)
 EXTRA_libecasound_plugins_debug_la_SOURCES = $(EXTRA_libecasound_plugins_la_SOURCES)
diff --git a/libecasoundc/Makefile.am b/libecasoundc/Makefile.am
index 74ba20c..0f4527e 100644
--- a/libecasoundc/Makefile.am
+++ b/libecasoundc/Makefile.am
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 # !!!
 # remember to update eca-version.cpp
 if ECA_AM_DEBUG_MODE
-eca_ldflags = -version-info @LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION@:0:@LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION_AGE@ -static
+eca_ldflags = -version-info @LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION@:0:@LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION_AGE@
 else
-eca_ldflags = -s -version-info @LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION@:0:@LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION_AGE@ -static
+eca_ldflags = -s -version-info @LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION@:0:@LIBECASOUNDC_VERSION_AGE@
 endif
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)