diff --git a/secure/libexec/sftp-server/Makefile b/secure/libexec/sftp-server/Makefile
index 7947028ca44e..2d5be7633420 100644
--- a/secure/libexec/sftp-server/Makefile
+++ b/secure/libexec/sftp-server/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ SRCS=   sftp-server.c sftp-common.c sftp-server-main.c
 MAN=	sftp-server.8
 CFLAGS+=-I${SSHDIR} -include ssh_namespace.h
 
+# required when linking with a dynamic libssh 
+SRCS+=	roaming_dummy.c
+
 DPADD=	${LIBSSH} ${LIBCRYPT} ${LIBCRYPTO} ${LIBZ}
-LDADD=  -lcrypt -lcrypto -lz -static -lssh
+LDADD=  -lcrypt -lcrypto -lz -lssh
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>