diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 30d2b6f58..498d110e6 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ clean:
 install: $(BUILDDIR)/build.ninja
 	$Q meson install -C $(BUILDDIR) --skip-subprojects
 
-meson_opts = --buildtype=$(BUILDTYPE) --werror --warnlevel=2 -Db_sanitize=$(SANITIZE)
+meson_opts = --buildtype=$(BUILDTYPE) --werror --warnlevel=2
+meson_opts += -Db_sanitize=$(SANITIZE) -Ddpdk_static=true
 meson_opts += $(MESON_EXTRA_OPTS)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/build.ninja:
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index ca2d24700..3076767a8 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ meson_opts := --wrap-mode=default
 meson_opts += --auto-features=enabled
 meson_opts += -Ddpdk:platform=generic
 meson_opts += -Dfrr=enabled
+meson_opts += -Ddpdk_static=true
 
 build = $(CURDIR)/debian/_build
 dest = $(CURDIR)/debian/tmp
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8562f597e..f5ec3efd6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ dpdk_dep = dependency(
   default_options: [
     'buildtype=release',
     'c_std=c11',
-    'default_library=static',
     'werror=false',
     'enable_kmods=false',
     'tests=false',
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ dpdk_dep = dependency(
     'enable_docs=false',
     'developer_mode=disabled',
   ],
+  static: get_option('dpdk_static'),
 )
 
 ev_core_dep = dependency('libevent_core')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index fe8a25e63..2aea3e3d3 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ option(
   'tests', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
   description: 'Build unit-tests. If set to "auto", only build if cmocka is found.',
 )
+
+option(
+  'dpdk_static', type: 'boolean', value: false,
+  description: 'If set to true, link against static DPDK libraries.',
+)
diff --git a/rpm/grout.spec b/rpm/grout.spec
index 53b85305a..02c8645b0 100644
--- a/rpm/grout.spec
+++ b/rpm/grout.spec
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Requires: frr = %(sed -n "s/revision = frr-//p" subprojects/frr.wrap)
 FRR dplane plugin for grout
 
 %build
-%meson -Ddpdk:platform=generic -Dfrr=enabled
+%meson -Ddpdk:platform=generic -Dfrr=enabled -Ddpdk_static=true
 %meson_build
 
 %install
diff --git a/subprojects/dpdk.wrap b/subprojects/dpdk.wrap
index 2c46f7880..c384ea46b 100644
--- a/subprojects/dpdk.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/dpdk.wrap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://github.com/DPDK/dpdk-stable
-revision = v24.11.1
+revision = v24.11.3
 depth = 1
 
 [provide]