diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ad/ada/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ad/ada/package.nix
index 54b9543af8a2..ce13ea4d4473 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ad/ada/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ad/ada/package.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "ADA_TOOLS" false)
     (lib.cmakeBool "ADA_TESTING" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck)
     (lib.cmakeBool "ADA_USE_SIMDUTF" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic))
     (lib.cmakeBool "FETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED" true)
     (lib.cmakeBool "CPM_USE_LOCAL_PACKAGES" true)
   ];