diff --git a/crosvm_control/Cargo.toml b/crosvm_control/Cargo.toml
index bef24bfb85..1c8f3e9f23 100644
--- a/crosvm_control/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crosvm_control/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["The Chromium OS Authors"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
-crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "staticlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 base = { path = "../base" }