--- src/Makefile.in
+++ src/Makefile.in
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@
 	-test -z "$(bin_PROGRAMS)" || rm -f $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 wget$(EXEEXT): $(wget_OBJECTS) $(wget_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_wget_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f wget$(EXEEXT)
-	$(LINK) $(wget_OBJECTS) $(wget_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+	$(LINK) $(wget_OBJECTS) $(wget_LDADD) $(LIBS) $(STATIC_LIBS)
 
 mostlyclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.$(OBJEXT)