diff --git a/package/ipcalc/ipcalc.mk b/package/ipcalc/ipcalc.mk
index 704844292a..dfe35e2cdc 100644
--- a/package/ipcalc/ipcalc.mk
+++ b/package/ipcalc/ipcalc.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ IPCALC_SOURCE = ipcalc-$(IPCALC_VERSION).tar.bz2
 IPCALC_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 IPCALC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+IPCALC_CONF_OPTS += -Duse_runtime_linking=disabled
+else
+IPCALC_CONF_OPTS += -Duse_runtime_linking=enabled
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GEOIP),y)
 IPCALC_CONF_OPTS += -Duse_geoip=enabled
 IPCALC_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf geoip