diff --git a/gyp/mbgl-headless.gypi b/gyp/mbgl-headless.gypi
index 5ffc251d2..e71fb7efb 100644
--- a/gyp/mbgl-headless.gypi
+++ b/gyp/mbgl-headless.gypi
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     { 'target_name': 'mbgl-headless',
       'product_name': 'mbgl-headless',
       'type': 'static_library',
+      'standalone_static_library': 1,
       'include_dirs': [
         '../include',
       ],