diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 062c48a..e860390 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ debugcc_srcs += configure_file(
   output: 'platforms.c',
   configuration: platforms)
 
+debugcc_link_args = []
+if not get_option('dynamic-linking')
+  debugcc_link_args += ['-static', '-static-libgcc']
+endif
+
 executable('debugcc',
   debugcc_srcs,
-  link_args: ['-static','-static-libgcc'],
+  link_args: debugcc_link_args,
   install: true)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1d19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+option('dynamic-linking',
+  type: 'boolean',
+  value: false,
+  description: 'Build debugcc as a dynamically linked binary instead of static',
+)