diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 12dc6142..9b38d4bb 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     # may be redefined in command line on configuration stage
     # "BUILD_LIBRDKAFKA%": "<!(echo ${BUILD_LIBRDKAFKA:-1})"
     "BUILD_LIBRDKAFKA%": "<!(node ./util/get-env.js BUILD_LIBRDKAFKA 1)",
+    "CKJS_LINKING%": "<!(node ./util/get-env.js CKJS_LINKING static)",
   },
   "targets": [
     {
@@ -85,7 +86,17 @@
                   ],
                   'conditions': [
                     [
-                      'OS=="linux"',
+                      ['OS=="linux"', 'CKJS_LINKING="dynamic"'],
+                      {
+                        "libraries": [
+                          "../build/deps/librdkafka.so",
+                          "../build/deps/librdkafka++.so",
+                          "-Wl,-rpath='$$ORIGIN/../deps'",
+                        ],
+                      }
+                    ],
+                    [
+                      ['OS=="linux"', 'CKJS_LINKING!="dynamic"'],
                       {
                         "libraries": [
                           "../build/deps/librdkafka-static.a",
diff --git a/deps/librdkafka.gyp b/deps/librdkafka.gyp
index 6093d7b6..3dc6ff48 100644
--- a/deps/librdkafka.gyp
+++ b/deps/librdkafka.gyp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                   "librdkafka/config.h",
                 ],
                 "action": [
-                  "make", "-C", "librdkafka", "libs", "install"
+                  "make", "-j5", "-C", "librdkafka", "libs", "install"
                 ],
                 "conditions": [
                   [
diff --git a/util/configure.js b/util/configure.js
index 040c8a0b..7fd97f86 100644
--- a/util/configure.js
+++ b/util/configure.js
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ if (isWin) {
 var childProcess = require('child_process');
 
 try {
-  childProcess.execSync('./configure --install-deps --source-deps-only --disable-lz4-ext --enable-static --enable-strip --disable-gssapi --prefix=' + releaseDir + ' --libdir=' + releaseDir, {
+  let opts = '--install-deps --source-deps-only --disable-lz4-ext --enable-static --enable-strip --disable-gssapi';
+  if (process.env['CKJS_LINKING'] === 'dynamic')
+    opts = '';
+  childProcess.execSync(`./configure ${opts} --prefix=${releaseDir} --libdir=${releaseDir}`, {
     cwd: baseDir,
     stdio: [0,1,2]
   });