diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb
index 266210d..6e84398 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/openjade/openjade-native_1.3.2.bb
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "1d2d7996cc94f9b87d0c51cf0e028070ac177c4123ecbfd7ac1cb8d0b7
 
 inherit autotools native
 
+# neeraj link statically to local libs instead of shared because there is
+# and issue with libogrove.so, which doesnt get linked to openjade binary
+# although the libospgrove.so uses it (boom and it fails).
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-spincludedir=${STAGING_INCDIR}/OpenSP \
-                --enable-splibdir=${STAGING_LIBDIR}"
+                --enable-splibdir=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
+                --enable-static --disable-shared"
 
 # We need to set datadir explicitly, but adding it to EXTRA_OECONF
 # results in it being specified twice when configure is run.
@@ -55,12 +59,16 @@ do_install() {
 	# Refer to http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/stable/pst/openjade.html
 	# for details.
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}	
-	install -m 0755 ${S}/jade/.libs/openjade ${D}${bindir}/openjade
+  # openjade is no longer built with shared lib option due to a bug
+  # (see the EXTRA_OECONF options for details).
+	#install -m 0755 ${S}/jade/.libs/openjade ${D}${bindir}/openjade
+	install -m 0755 ${S}/jade/openjade ${D}${bindir}/openjade
 	ln -sf openjade ${D}${bindir}/jade
 
-	oe_libinstall -a -so -C style libostyle ${D}${libdir}
-	oe_libinstall -a -so -C spgrove libospgrove ${D}${libdir}
-	oe_libinstall -a -so -C grove libogrove ${D}${libdir}
+  # EXTRA_OECONF (see above) now disables shared lib
+	#oe_libinstall -a -so -C style libostyle ${D}${libdir}
+	#oe_libinstall -a -so -C spgrove libospgrove ${D}${libdir}
+	#oe_libinstall -a -so -C grove libogrove ${D}${libdir}
 
 	install -d ${D}${datadir}/sgml/openjade-${PV}