diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ef256494f..d24993bdd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ libdir="$libdir$abilibdirext"
 
 AC_C___ATTRIBUTE__
 
-AC_ENABLE_SHARED(no)
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 rk_WFLAGS(-Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wmissing-declarations -Wnested-externs)