diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index cc8f3202c8..038bd9c9cc 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ 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