diff --git a/libswscale/Makefile b/libswscale/Makefile
index 771f9ac12c..a1c25a76a4 100644
--- a/libswscale/Makefile
+++ b/libswscale/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 include ../config.mak
 
 NAME=swscale
-ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED),yes)
 LIBVERSION=$(SWSVERSION)
 LIBMAJOR=$(SWSMAJOR)
-endif
 
 EXTRALIBS := -L$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavutil -lavutil$(BUILDSUF) $(EXTRALIBS)