diff --git a/libs/getdns/Makefile b/libs/getdns/Makefile
index 476368399..360fb8297 100644
--- a/libs/getdns/Makefile
+++ b/libs/getdns/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=getdns
 PKG_VERSION:=1.6.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DUSE_LIBIDN2=$(if $(CONFIG_GETDNS_ENABLE_IDN_LIBIDN2),ON,OFF)
 # the test for libbsd.
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DBSD_LIBRARY=OFF
 
+# Disable static linking to ensure that utility programs such as getdns_query
+# don't end up as large statically linked binaries.
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DENABLE_STATIC=OFF
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DENABLE_SHARED=ON  # This is the default
+
 define Package/getdns/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgetdns.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/