diff --git a/gcc/algol68/a68spec.cc b/gcc/algol68/a68spec.cc
index bc11abde76e9..d92da22131de 100644
--- a/gcc/algol68/a68spec.cc
+++ b/gcc/algol68/a68spec.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ enum libga68_link_mode
   LIBGA68_DYNAMIC
 };
 
-static enum libga68_link_mode libga68_link = LIBGA68_STATIC;
+static enum libga68_link_mode libga68_link = LIBGA68_DYNAMIC;
 
 /* This bit is set if we saw a `-xfoo' language specification.  */
 #define LANGSPEC (1 << 1)