diff --git a/packaging/rules/debian/rules b/packaging/rules/debian/rules
index f2f9b6a8fd78617ec70a18676f20f8d02f7285fc..46b0f2436d2ea7307f35c39cafae81be60cf1ab6 100755
--- a/packaging/rules/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/rules/debian/rules
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 	cd daemon && \
 		./autogen.sh && \
 		./configure \
-				--prefix=/usr
+				--prefix=/usr \
+				--disable-shared
 
 	#############################
 	## libringclient configure ##
diff --git a/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec b/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec
index e89d01a151369307b6f3ee0861b4d12b2db3c8c3..c703611060106e15513b4278b3f5572d29abd250 100644
--- a/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec
+++ b/packaging/rules/fedora/ring.spec
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ cd %{_builddir}/ring-project/daemon && \
     ./autogen.sh && \
     ./configure \
         --prefix=%{_prefix} \
-        --libdir=%{_libdir}
+        --libdir=%{_libdir} \
+        --disable-shared
 
 #############################
 ## libringclient configure ##