diff --git a/hdf5.be0 b/hdf5.be0
index cdd090d7a..20d0170ab 100755
--- a/hdf5.be0
+++ b/hdf5.be0
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current/src/hdf5-${PKGVERSION}.
 
 PATCHURL[0]=""
 
+BEE_BUILDTYPE=autotools
+
 # EXCLUDE=""
 
 mee_patch() {
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ mee_patch() {
 }
 
 mee_configure() {
-    bee_configure
+    bee_configure --enable-shared=no
 }
 
 mee_build() {