diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d5dbb656..9197b1778 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DODEBUG = false
 # If you want a static binary, turn this on.  I can't think
 # of many situations where anybody would ever want it static, 
 # but...
-DOSTATIC = true
+DOSTATIC = false
 
 # This will choke on a non-debian system
 ARCH =`uname -m | sed -e 's/i.86/i386/' | sed -e 's/sparc.*/sparc/'`