--- a/meson.build	2020-09-11 12:10:23.220047200 +0000
+++ b/meson.build	2020-10-01 06:25:01.340000000 +0000
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 if have_version_script
     libxkbcommon_link_args += '-Wl,--version-script=' + meson.source_root()/'xkbcommon.map'
 endif
-libxkbcommon = library(
+libxkbcommon = static_library(
     'xkbcommon',
     'xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h',
     libxkbcommon_sources,
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
     if have_version_script
         libxkbcommon_x11_link_args += '-Wl,--version-script=' + meson.source_root()/'xkbcommon-x11.map'
     endif
-    libxkbcommon_x11 = library(
+    libxkbcommon_x11 = static_library(
         'xkbcommon-x11',
         'xkbcommon/xkbcommon-x11.h',
         libxkbcommon_x11_sources,
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
     if have_version_script
         libxkbregistry_link_args += '-Wl,--version-script=' + meson.source_root()/'xkbregistry.map'
     endif
-    libxkbregistry = library(
+    libxkbregistry = static_library(
         'xkbregistry',
         'xkbcommon/xkbregistry.h',
         libxkbregistry_sources,