diff --git a/src/network/meson.build b/src/network/meson.build
index 2add6361..41abf3fe 100644
--- a/src/network/meson.build
+++ b/src/network/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 # Define the libnetwork library so it can be linked against by other parts of the build system
-libnetwork = static_library('network',
+libnetwork = library('network',
     network_sources, 
     include_directories: include_directories('public'),
     dependencies: dependencies,