diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 89f6523..d1462c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
            - { configure: '--disable-tls'       }
            - { configure: '--enable-cares'      }
            - { configure: '--disable-getrandom' }
+           - { configure: '--disable-static'    }
     name: Regular Tests
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c8abc63..9849815 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -175,23 +175,29 @@ endif
 
 
 ## Tests
-TESTS = \
+STATIC_TESTS = \
 	tests/check_parser \
+	tests/test_hash \
+	tests/test_jid \
+	tests/test_ctx \
+	tests/test_send_queue \
+	tests/test_string \
+	tests/test_resolver
+
+TESTS = \
 	tests/test_sha1 \
 	tests/test_sha256 \
 	tests/test_sha512 \
 	tests/test_md5 \
 	tests/test_rand \
 	tests/test_scram \
-	tests/test_ctx \
 	tests/test_base64 \
-	tests/test_hash \
-	tests/test_jid \
-	tests/test_send_queue \
 	tests/test_snprintf \
-	tests/test_string \
-	tests/test_stanza \
-	tests/test_resolver
+	tests/test_stanza
+
+if !DISABLE_STATIC
+TESTS += $(STATIC_TESTS)
+endif
 
 if !DISABLE_TLS
 TESTS += tests/test_xmppaddr
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 87175cf..0bfe6e2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ m4_ifdef([PKG_INSTALLDIR], [PKG_INSTALLDIR],
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([PARSER_EXPAT], [test x$with_parser != xlibxml2])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([DISABLE_TLS], [test x$enable_tls = xno])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([DISABLE_STATIC], [test x$enable_static = xno])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([NEED_SNPRINTF], [test x$have_snprintf = xno])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([TLS_WITH_GNUTLS], [test x$with_gnutls = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([TLS_WITH_SCHANNEL], [test x$with_schannel = xyes])