diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bbef09ad..cd5f7cad 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         # Skip, auto-stuff compatibility
         --build=*|--host=*|--infodir=*|--datadir=*|--sysconfdir=*|--localstatedir=*) shift;;
         --build|--host|--infodir|--datadir|--sysconfdir|--localstatedir)             shift 2;;
+        --enable-shared|--disable-shared|--enable-static|--disable-static)           shift;;
         *)          printf "Unrecognised option: '${1}'\n"; do_help; exit 1;;
     esac
 done