--- ncat/Makefile.in
+++ ncat/Makefile.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 CC = @CC@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
-LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ $(STATIC)
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DNCAT_DATADIR="\"$(pkgdatadir)\""
 # With GCC, add extra security checks to source code.