diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fee019c2..5b4e6aee 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ matrix:
               - USE_BUNDLED_BOOST=0
               - USE_BUNDLED_CMARK=0
               - USE_BUNDLED_JSON=0
+              - MTX_STATIC=1
         - os: linux
           compiler: gcc
           env: