diff --git a/src/bignum/meson.build b/src/bignum/meson.build
index 7346d21..af1e4e5 100644
--- a/src/bignum/meson.build
+++ b/src/bignum/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ bignum_sources = files(
 
 bignum_inc = include_directories('.')
 
-bignum_lib = library(
+bignum_lib = static_library(
   'bignum',
   sources: bignum_sources,
 )
diff --git a/src/parse/meson.build b/src/parse/meson.build
index 254d868..1a3bdcb 100644
--- a/src/parse/meson.build
+++ b/src/parse/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ parser_sources = custom_target(
 
 parse_inc = include_directories('.')
 
-parse_lib = library(
+parse_lib = static_library(
   'parser',
   'parser-driver.cc',
   'parser-driver.hh',