diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 80a89e9..1c3053e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ libgiza_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) \
 
 libcpgplot_la_SOURCES = giza-cpgplot.c
 
-libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libgiza_la_LDFLAGS) -lgiza -static
+libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libgiza_la_LDFLAGS) -lgiza
 
 libpgplot_la_SOURCES = giza-fortran.F90 giza-pgplot.f90
 
-libpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS) -static
+libpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS)
 
 include_HEADERS = cpgplot.h giza.h giza-shared.h giza-version.h giza-fortran.F90
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index f3fe39e..023408c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -545,9 +545,9 @@ libgiza_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) \
        -no-undefined $(X11_LIBS) $(CAIRO_LIBS) $(FT_LIBS) $(FC_LIBS)
 
 libcpgplot_la_SOURCES = giza-cpgplot.c
-libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libgiza_la_LDFLAGS) -lgiza -static
+libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libgiza_la_LDFLAGS) -lgiza
 libpgplot_la_SOURCES = giza-fortran.F90 giza-pgplot.f90
-libpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS) -static
+libpgplot_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcpgplot_la_LDFLAGS)
 include_HEADERS = cpgplot.h giza.h giza-shared.h giza-version.h giza-fortran.F90
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = cpgplot.pc giza.pc pgplot.pc