diff --git a/cscs-checks/libraries/gridtools/gridtools_tests.py b/cscs-checks/libraries/gridtools/gridtools_tests.py
index eb3e62a9b6..4cdaa5204f 100644
--- a/cscs-checks/libraries/gridtools/gridtools_tests.py
+++ b/cscs-checks/libraries/gridtools/gridtools_tests.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def __init__(self, variant):
         self.build_system.config_opts = [
             '-DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE="true"',
             '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release',
-            '-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON',
+            '-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF',
             '-DGT_GCL_ONLY:BOOL=OFF',
             '-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=CC',
             '-DGT_USE_MPI:BOOL=OFF',