diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
index dc6979b68..348d1b476 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-Bstatic
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
 
-# Set runtime path for shared libraries
-SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES += $(SHRLIB_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
-SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += $(SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
+# Set runtime path for shared libraries if USE_RPATH=YES and STATIC_BUILD=NO
+SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES_NO = $(SHRLIB_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
+SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += \
+    $(SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH)_$(STATIC_BUILD))
 
-# Set runtime path for products
-PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES += $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
-PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
+# Set runtime path for products if USE_RPATH=YES and STATIC_BUILD=NO
+PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES_NO = $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
+PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += \
+    $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH)_$(STATIC_BUILD))
 
 # Link libraries controlled by COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY
 # The newest Linux versions only need readline, older ones need both