diff --git a/egl/meson.build b/egl/meson.build
index 5c62ac1e..5363e808 100644
--- a/egl/meson.build
+++ b/egl/meson.build
@@ -13,16 +13,21 @@ if get_option('tests')
 	wayland_egl_abi_check = executable('wayland-egl-abi-check', 'wayland-egl-abi-check.c')
 	test('wayland-egl abi check', wayland_egl_abi_check)
 
-	nm_path = find_program(['llvm-nm', 'nm']).full_path()
-
-	test(
-		'wayland-egl symbols check',
-		find_program('wayland-egl-symbols-check'),
-		env: [
-			'WAYLAND_EGL_LIB=@0@'.format(wayland_egl.full_path()),
-			'NM=@0@'.format(nm_path)
-		]
-	)
+	if get_option('default_library') != 'static'
+		nm_path = find_program(['llvm-nm', 'nm']).full_path()
+		wayland_egl_shared = wayland_egl
+		if get_option('default_library') == 'both'
+			wayland_egl_shared = wayland_egl.get_shared_lib()
+		endif
+		test(
+			'wayland-egl symbols check',
+			find_program('wayland-egl-symbols-check'),
+			env: [
+				'WAYLAND_EGL_LIB=@0@'.format(wayland_egl_shared.full_path()),
+				'NM=@0@'.format(nm_path)
+			]
+		)
+	endif
 endif
 
 install_headers([