diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 427c6d84d7..02f6e3d62c 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
 SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS = --enable-static --disable-shared
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -static
+TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -static
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -static
 else
 SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS = --enable-static --enable-shared