diff --git a/package/minidlna/minidlna.mk b/package/minidlna/minidlna.mk
index 3a9ad41659..ab9348467a 100644
--- a/package/minidlna/minidlna.mk
+++ b/package/minidlna/minidlna.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ MINIDLNA_DEPENDENCIES = \
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 # the configure script / Makefile forgets to link with some of the dependent
 # libraries breaking static linking, so help it along
-MINIDLNA_CONF_ENV = \
-	LIBS='-lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -logg -lz -lpthread -lm'
+MINIDLNA_STATIC_LIBS += `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs libavcodec libexif libvorbis`
+MINIDLNA_STATIC_LIBS += $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),-lintl)
+MINIDLNA_CONF_ENV += LIBS="$(MINIDLNA_STATIC_LIBS)"
 else
 MINIDLNA_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-static