diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index f416e6655..1b84e6f37 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ source_c = [
   'external/stb_vorbis.c',
 ]
 
-raylib = shared_library('raylib',
-                        source_c,
-                        dependencies : [ glfw_dep, gl_dep, openal_dep, m_dep, x11_dep],
-                        install : true)
+# use 'meson --default-library=static builddir' to build as static, if no builddir yet exists
+# use 'mesonconf -Ddefault_library=static builddir' to change the type
+raylib = library('raylib',
+                  source_c,
+                  dependencies : [ glfw_dep, gl_dep, openal_dep, m_dep, x11_dep],
+                  install : true)