diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 54116736..a80cd1f5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ matrix:
     - os: linux
       compiler: gcc
       env: HOST=i386-pc-linux-gnu
+      env: CONFIGURE_OPTIONS=--disable-shared
 
 install:
   - ./.travis/install.sh
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ install:
 script:
   - ./autogen.sh
   - if test x"$HOST" = x"i386-pc-linux-gnu"; then CC="$CC -m32"; CXX="$CXX -m32"; fi
-  - ./configure ${HOST+--host=$HOST}
+  - ./configure ${HOST+--host=$HOST} ${CONFIGURE_OPTIONS}
   - make
   - make dist
   - make check