--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 # where necessary.
 CPPFLAGS	= @CPPFLAGS@ -I$(srcdir)/include -I$(srcdir)/util_lib/include \
			-Iinclude/
-CFLAGS		= @CFLAGS@ -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
+CFLAGS		= @CFLAGS@ -static -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
 PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS = @PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS@
 ASFLAGS		= @ASFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS		= @LDFLAGS@