diff --git a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/osx-build.sh b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/osx-build.sh
index be39754e815..28f09c87daa 100755
--- a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/osx-build.sh
+++ b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/osx-build.sh
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ function build_wheel {
           -DBoost_NAMESPACE=arrow_boost \
           -DARROW_FLIGHT=ON \
           -DgRPC_SOURCE=SYSTEM \
+          -DARROW_PROTOBUF_USE_SHARED=OFF \
           -DMAKE=make \
           ..
     make -j5
diff --git a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
index ac58cd822ec..5ac96f3c7d1 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ before_install:
   - brew update
   - brew upgrade cmake
   - brew install bison flex grpc openssl llvm@7
+  # Remove shared grpc libraries installed by brew to make sure
+  # we are linked against the static ones.
+  - rm -f /usr/local/opt/grpc/lib/*.dylib
 
   - export CONFIG_PATH=`pwd`/arrow/dev/tasks/python-wheels/osx-build.sh
   - source multibuild/common_utils.sh
@@ -63,8 +66,9 @@ install:
   # the following functions are defined in osx-build.sh
   - build_wheel arrow
 
-  # test the built wheels, remove llvm to ensure it links statically
+  # test the built wheels, remove llvm and grpc to ensure they link statically
   - brew uninstall llvm@7
+  - brew uninstall grpc
   - install_run arrow
 
   # move built wheels to a top level directory