--- autotools-utils.eclass	2012-02-04 09:31:14.000000000 +0000
+++ /tmp/0	2012-04-11 20:45:06.439709678 +0100
@@ -411,8 +411,17 @@
 
 	# Handle static-libs found in IUSE, disable them by default
 	if in_iuse static-libs; then
+		if tc-is-static-only; then
+			econfargs+=(
+				--disable-shared
+			)
+		else
+			econfargs+=(
+				--enable-shared
+			)
+        fi
+
 		econfargs+=(
-			--enable-shared
 			$(use_enable static-libs static)
 		)
 	fi