diff --git a/src/makefile.unix b/src/makefile.unix
index 8c416e2de9b6e..8efaaecd11dd0 100644
--- a/src/makefile.unix
+++ b/src/makefile.unix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ifdef UNIT_TEST
 DEFS+=-DUNIT_TEST=1
 endif
 
-STATIC = 1
+
 LMODE = dynamic
 LMODE2 = dynamic
 ifdef STATIC