diff --git a/src/plist.c b/src/plist.c
index 19279edb..a62687eb 100644
--- a/src/plist.c
+++ b/src/plist.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LIBPLIST_STATIC  // disable dll constructor
+
 extern void plist_xml_init(void);
 extern void plist_xml_deinit(void);
 extern void plist_bin_init(void);
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
 #warning No compiler support for constructor/destructor attributes, some features might not be available.
 #endif
 
+#endif  // disable dll constructor
+
 #ifndef HAVE_MEMMEM
 // see https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/libc-alpha/2007-12/msg00000.html