diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 778a2d8db8..0b90d7dde4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4570,8 +4570,8 @@ enabled libnut            && require libnut libnut.h nut_demuxer_init -lnut
 enabled libopencore_amrnb && require libopencore_amrnb opencore-amrnb/interf_dec.h Decoder_Interface_init -lopencore-amrnb
 enabled libopencore_amrwb && require libopencore_amrwb opencore-amrwb/dec_if.h D_IF_init -lopencore-amrwb
 enabled libopencv         && require_pkg_config opencv opencv/cxcore.h cvCreateImageHeader
-enabled libopenjpeg       && { check_lib openjpeg-1.5/openjpeg.h opj_version -lopenjpeg ||
-                               check_lib openjpeg.h opj_version -lopenjpeg ||
+enabled libopenjpeg       && { check_lib openjpeg-1.5/openjpeg.h opj_version -lopenjpeg -DOPJ_STATIC ||
+                               check_lib openjpeg.h opj_version -lopenjpeg -DOPJ_STATIC ||
                                die "ERROR: libopenjpeg not found"; }
 enabled libopus           && require_pkg_config opus opus_multistream.h opus_multistream_decoder_create
 enabled libpulse          && require_pkg_config libpulse-simple pulse/simple.h pa_simple_new