diff --git a/package/aiccu/aiccu.mk b/package/aiccu/aiccu.mk
index fc328fd5a6..60d65dd014 100644
--- a/package/aiccu/aiccu.mk
+++ b/package/aiccu/aiccu.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ AICCU_LFDLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
 # aiccu forgets to link with gnutls' dependencies breaking the build when
 # linking statically
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
-AICCU_LDFLAGS += `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --static --libs gnutls`
+AICCU_LDFLAGS += `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs gnutls`
 endif
 
 # dummy RPM_OPT_FLAGS to disable stripping