diff --git a/package/clang/clang.mk b/package/clang/clang.mk
index d740af5322..ceb7de9afa 100644
--- a/package/clang/clang.mk
+++ b/package/clang/clang.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CLANG_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TEMPORARILY_ALLOW_OLD_TOOLCHAIN=ON
 # By setting BUILD_SHARED_LIBS to OFF, we generate multiple static
 # libraries (the same way as host's clang build) and finally
 # libclang.so to be installed on the target.
+HOST_CLANG_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 CLANG_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 
 # Default is Debug build, which requires considerably more disk space
diff --git a/package/lld/lld.mk b/package/lld/lld.mk
index ea09c5d340..cd1a03c1d3 100644
--- a/package/lld/lld.mk
+++ b/package/lld/lld.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ HOST_LLD_DEPENDENCIES = host-llvm
 # https://reviews.llvm.org/D57264
 HOST_LLD_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TEMPORARILY_ALLOW_OLD_TOOLCHAIN=ON
 
+# build as static libs as is done in llvm & clang
+HOST_LLD_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+
 # GCC looks for tools in a different path from LLD's default installation path
 define HOST_LLD_CREATE_SYMLINKS
 	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin