diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 88d9e55..a06c582 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ fn secp256k1_build() {
         .include("nostrdb/deps/secp256k1/src")
         .flag_if_supported("-Wno-unused-function") // some ecmult stuff is defined but not used upstream
         .flag_if_supported("-Wno-unused-parameter") // patching out printf causes this warning
-        //.define("SECP256K1_API", Some(""))
+        .define("SECP256K1_STATIC", "1")
         .define("ENABLE_MODULE_ECDH", Some("1"))
-        .define("SECP256K1_STATIC", Some("1"))
         .define("ENABLE_MODULE_SCHNORRSIG", Some("1"))
         .define("ENABLE_MODULE_EXTRAKEYS", Some("1"));
     //.define("ENABLE_MODULE_ELLSWIFT", Some("1"))
@@ -36,8 +35,6 @@ fn secp256k1_build() {
     }
 
     base_config.compile("libsecp256k1.a");
-
-    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=secp256k1");
 }
 
 /// bolt11 deps with portability issues, exclude these on windows build
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ fn main() {
             "nostrdb/deps/lmdb/mdb.c",
             "nostrdb/deps/lmdb/midl.c",
         ])
-        .define("SECP256K1_STATIC", Some("1"))
+        .define("SECP256K1_STATIC", "1")
         .include("nostrdb/deps/lmdb")
         .include("nostrdb/deps/flatcc/include")
         .include("nostrdb/deps/secp256k1/include")