diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
index 316c31d01..0910bc7fe 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ AR = ar -rc
 RANLIB=
 LD = ld -r
 
-# Always keep libc shared to force using the one supplied with the
-# target machine (HP system and libc must match - important e.g. for
-# multi-CPU-systems)
-STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES = -static -l:libc.sl
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO =
+
+STATIC_LDLIBS_YES = -Wl,-a,default
+STATIC_LDLIBS_NO =
 
 # Switch explicitly from default DCE threads to posix threads
 POSIX_CPPFLAGS_YES += -D_REENTRANT -D_PTHREADS -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc
index 3bfb54784..8a14e65a1 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc.hpux-parisc
@@ -43,13 +43,10 @@ WARN_CXXFLAGS_NO =
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = +O3
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_NO = -g
 
-# Always keep libc shared to force using the one supplied with the
-# target machine (HP system and libc must match - important e.g. for
-# multi-CPU-systems)
-STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive -l:libc.sl
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO =
 
-STATIC_LDLIBS_YES =
+STATIC_LDLIBS_YES = -Wl,-a,default
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO =
 
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -AA -mt