diff --git a/modules/libfabric b/modules/libfabric
index a2d80a9fe7e..a619ab631f6 160000
--- a/modules/libfabric
+++ b/modules/libfabric
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a2d80a9fe7e14e6fccb1398dbf230d9dd62797f4
+Subproject commit a619ab631f6c10f982f1821b890ec706ecc68336
diff --git a/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/subconfigure.m4 b/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/subconfigure.m4
index e63f11a6c0c..a123cbcb227 100644
--- a/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/subconfigure.m4
+++ b/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/subconfigure.m4
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ AM_COND_IF([BUILD_CH4_NETMOD_OFI],[
         ofi_embedded="yes"
         AC_MSG_NOTICE([CH4 OFI Netmod:  Using an embedded libfabric])
         if test "$with_libfabric" = "embedded" ; then
-            ofi_subdir_args="--enable-embedded"
+            ofi_subdir_args="--enable-embedded --disable-static"
         fi
 
         prov_config=""
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ AM_COND_IF([BUILD_CH4_NETMOD_OFI],[
             dnl Unset all of these env vars so they don't pollute the libfabric configuration
             PAC_PUSH_ALL_FLAGS()
             PAC_RESET_ALL_FLAGS()
-            CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $VISIBILITY_CFLAGS"
             PAC_CONFIG_SUBDIR_ARGS([modules/libfabric],[$ofi_subdir_args],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR(libfabric configure failed)])
             PAC_POP_ALL_FLAGS()
             ofisrcdir="${main_top_builddir}/modules/libfabric"