diff --git a/src/idevice.c b/src/idevice.c
index 719cd28..0ae8a1c 100644
--- a/src/idevice.c
+++ b/src/idevice.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static void id_function(CRYPTO_THREADID *thread)
 #endif
 #endif /* HAVE_OPENSSL */
 
+#ifndef LIBIMOBILEDEVICE_STATIC  // disable dll constructor
+
 static void internal_idevice_init(void)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENSSL)
@@ -219,6 +221,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
 #warning No compiler support for constructor/destructor attributes, some features might not be available.
 #endif
 
+#endif  // disable dll constructor
+
 struct idevice_subscription_context {
 	idevice_event_cb_t callback;
 	void *user_data;