diff --git a/package/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.mk b/package/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.mk
index 3a2ee087b3..2b527fc303 100644
--- a/package/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.mk
+++ b/package/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@ JSONCPP_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DJSONCPP_WITH_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DJSONCPP_WITH_STRICT_ISO=OFF
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)
+JSONCPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF
+else
+JSONCPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))