diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/configure.gnu b/libs/sofia-sip/configure.gnu
index f0d4872eb0..c0c20bab8f 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/configure.gnu
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/configure.gnu
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-./configure $@ --with-pic --with-glib=no
+./configure "$@" --with-pic --with-glib=no --disable-shared
+