diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 04328554..7194677e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pg_config=
 have_ssl=0
 
 # Set to 1 to statically link against the postgresql client library.
-static_libpq=0
+# static_libpq=0
 
 # Add here eventual extra libraries required to link the module.
 libraries=