diff --git a/dpdkbuild/Makefile b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
index e458af28a..59a2eb3ef 100644
--- a/dpdkbuild/Makefile
+++ b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ DPDK_FRAMEWORK = n
 DPDK_OPTS =
 DPDK_CFLAGS =
 
+# We commented out this build option in our DPDK fork, but DPDK makefiles check
+# its value specifically against 'n' to set linking flags properly. Set it here
+# to 'n' for now.
+# TODO allow DPDK to be built as shared library
+DPDK_OPTS += CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB=n
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CRYPTO),y)
 DPDK_FRAMEWORK = y
 DPDK_OPTS += CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_AESNI_MB=y