Index: auto.def
--- auto.def.orig
+++ auto.def
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ if {[opt-bool with-th1-hooks]} {
 
 if {[opt-bool static]} {
     # XXX: This will not work on all systems.
-    define-append EXTRA_LDFLAGS -static
+    define-append EXTRA_LDFLAGS ${STATIC}
     msg-result "Trying to link statically"
 } else {
     define-append EXTRA_CFLAGS -DFOSSIL_DYNAMIC_BUILD=1