diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
index 9fad97e00c5..ace96a6d514 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=openjpeg
 version=1.5.2
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="--disable-static"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libpng-devel lcms2-devel tiff-devel doxygen"
 short_desc="Open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in C language"