diff --git a/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk b/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
index e8bcc2bdfc..a535b8e8a6 100644
--- a/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
+++ b/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ LIBV4L_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
 LIBV4L_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+ (utilities), LGPL-2.1+ (libraries)
 LIBV4L_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.libv4l lib/libv4l1/libv4l1-kernelcode-license.txt
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LIBV4L_CONF_OPTS += -Dv4l-plugins=false -Dv4l-wrappers=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB),y)
 LIBV4L_DEPENDENCIES += alsa-lib
 endif