diff --git a/package/utils/mtd-utils/Makefile b/package/utils/mtd-utils/Makefile
index b9cfe52b16..373f491002 100644
--- a/package/utils/mtd-utils/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/mtd-utils/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=e11b342b85a36b2e438a8412ec52f87621d3046aec1a93039f8c72de9990b2a
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
+PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
+
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=util-linux liblzo zlib
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPLv2