diff --git a/recipes/libyaml/Makefile b/recipes/libyaml/Makefile
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+name = libyaml
+version = 0.2.5
+URL = https://github.com/yaml/libyaml/archive/$(version).tar.gz
+
+CONFIGURE_OPTIONS_USER = --enable-static
+
+SYSCONF ?= ../../
+include $(SYSCONF)/package.mk
+
+pre_configure:
+	cd $(bdir) && ./bootstrap