diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 870a26ab..3de3e757 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(otr,
 	else
 		want_otr=no
 	fi,
-	want_otr=static)
+	want_otr=no)
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(true-color,
 [  --enable-true-color     Build with true color support in terminal],