--- src/Makefile.in
+++ src/Makefile.in
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 curl_OBJECTS = $(am_curl_OBJECTS)
 curl_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
 	--mode=link $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(curl_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+	$(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) -o $@
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES = 
 depcomp = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/depcomp
 am__depfiles_maybe = depfiles