diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa18/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa18/package.py
index 39b28b4b303..bcc9736e8e8 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa18/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa18/package.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def libs(self):
         if libs_to_seek:
             return find_libraries(list(libs_to_seek),
                                   root=self.spec.prefix,
-                                  shared='+shared' in self.spec,
+                                  shared=True,
                                   recursive=True)
         return LibraryList()
 
@@ -193,19 +193,19 @@ def libs(self):
     def osmesa_libs(self):
         return find_libraries('libOSMesa',
                               root=self.spec.prefix,
-                              shared='+shared' in self.spec,
+                              shared=True,
                               recursive=True)
 
     @property
     def glx_libs(self):
         return find_libraries('libGL',
                               root=self.spec.prefix,
-                              shared='+shared' in self.spec,
+                              shared=True,
                               recursive=True)
 
     @property
     def gl_libs(self):
         return find_libraries('libGL',
                               root=self.spec.prefix,
-                              shared='+shared' in self.spec,
+                              shared=True,
                               recursive=True)