diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index fc55850065..427c6d84d7 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
 SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS = --enable-static --disable-shared
-TARGET_LDFLAGS += --static
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -static
 else
 SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS = --enable-static --enable-shared
 endif