diff --git a/reactos/lib/libxml2/libxml2.xml b/reactos/lib/libxml2/libxml2.xml
index 31c0a9d376f..efe4eb48a98 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/libxml2/libxml2.xml
+++ b/reactos/lib/libxml2/libxml2.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  	<define name="HAVE_WIN32_THREADS" />
  	<define name="_REENTRANT" />
  	<define name="_WINSOCKAPI_" />
+	<define name="LIBXML_STATIC" />
  	<include base="libxml2">include</include>
  	<include base="libxml2">.</include>
         <file>c14n.c</file>