diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index b61dae6..90d5946 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkgname=libevhtp
 pkgver=1.2.6
 
 #The release number for the arch package, as fixes are added to the PKGBUILD, the release number will increase
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 
 # The description of the package, should be about 80 characters long (one line)
 pkgdesc="A more flexible replacement for libevent's httpd API."
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ optdepends=()
 provides=()
 
 # Change the default behavior of makepkg see PKGBUILD#options
-options=
+options=('staticlibs')
 
 source=("https://github.com/ellzey/libevhtp/archive/${pkgver}.zip")
 sha256sums=('60ad11dbbf82b62e34e65ed3bcf3d038b01de445caf9f452ac41b4cff5119639')