diff --git a/script/compile b/script/compile
index 82fddbe7..d1f1cc57 100755
--- a/script/compile
+++ b/script/compile
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if [ "$BABASHKA_STATIC" = "true" ]; then
                "-H:CCompilerOption=-Wl,-z,stack-size=2097152")
     else
         # see https://github.com/oracle/graal/issues/3737
+        args+=("-H:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions")
         args+=("-H:+StaticExecutableWithDynamicLibC")
     fi
 fi