diff --git a/multimedia/misc/libtg_owt/actions.py b/multimedia/misc/libtg_owt/actions.py
index 2dee1904b9..9c6eeaec39 100644
--- a/multimedia/misc/libtg_owt/actions.py
+++ b/multimedia/misc/libtg_owt/actions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def setup():
     cmaketools.configure("-G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
                                     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
                                     -DTG_OWT_SPECIAL_TARGET=linux \
+                                    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
                                     -DTG_OWT_USE_PIPEWIRE=OFF \
                                     -DTG_OWT_LIBJPEG_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include \
                                     -DTG_OWT_OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include \