diff --git a/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.linux-x86 b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.linux-x86
index 64614c61b..50b7b654e 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.linux-x86
+++ b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.linux-x86
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # linux-x86 is the new name for linux
 -include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.Linux
 
-SHARED_LIBRARY=YES
+#SHARED_LIBRARIES=YES
+