diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f10504f..8553c77 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_STATIC),yes)
-override PKG_CONFIG += --static
 override LDFLAGS += -static
 endif
 
diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index e8c3b7e..7c168b9 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 endef
 
 define dependency_ldflags
-$(call debug_shell, $(if $(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR),PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR),) $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs $1 2>/dev/null)
+$(call debug_shell, $(if $(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR),PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR),) $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs --static $1 2>/dev/null)
 endef