diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 440c4c2844dad8c136d117db7a1a0e533f16b3ba..ca7d3351e34d7450c5fd52df31e9866bd8a453f9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ Optional Features:
                           optimize for fast installation [default=yes]
   --disable-libtool-lock  avoid locking (might break parallel builds)
   --enable-debug          Enable debug so you can use gdb
-  --enable-static-module  Build modules statically in liblektor
+  --disable-static-module Build modules statically not in liblektor
 
 Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
@@ -13541,9 +13541,9 @@ fi
 
 # Check whether --enable-static-module was given.
 if test "${enable_static_module+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_static_module; LKT_STATIC_MODULE=yes
+  enableval=$enable_static_module; LKT_STATIC_MODULE=no
 else
-  LKT_STATIC_MODULE=no
+  LKT_STATIC_MODULE=yes
 fi
 
  if test "x${LKT_STATIC_MODULE}" = "xyes"; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8f32808d1692d4c87b189b394bdb6276d3d82f64..cfa8891779f1e5f89dc1cc73b3dbcb567d90fdbb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ if test "x${LKT_DEBUG_ENABLED}" = "xyes" ; then
 fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-module],
-              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-module],
-                              [Build modules statically in liblektor])],
-              [LKT_STATIC_MODULE=yes],
-              [LKT_STATIC_MODULE=no])
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-static-module],
+                              [Build modules statically not in liblektor])],
+              [LKT_STATIC_MODULE=no],
+              [LKT_STATIC_MODULE=yes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([LKT_STATIC_MODULE], [test "x${LKT_STATIC_MODULE}" = "xyes"])
 if test "x${LKT_STATIC_MODULE}" = "xyes" ; then
     AC_DEFINE([LKT_STATIC_MODULE], [], [Build with modules inside liblektor])