diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index b033a8c..261234f 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ parts:
     plugin: make
     make-parameters:  
       - PREFIX=/usr/local
+      - STATIC=true
     build-environment:
       - LC_ALL: C.UTF-8
       - LANG: C.UTF-8