diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
index 912d224af..a3ae3b584 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ CODE_CXXFLAGS = -fno-implicit-templates
 POSIX_CPPFLAGS_YES = -D_POSIX_SOURCE
 POSIX_CPPFLAGS_NO =
 
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# no shared libs for vxWorks
+SHRLIB_CFLAGS = 
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = 
+
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # osithead use default stack, YES or NO override
 OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO