diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60f0bb0..a4bb4d1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ endif
 
 inih_dep = declare_dependency(
     link_with : lib_inih,
+    compile_args : arg_static,
     include_directories : inc_inih
 )