diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index cca3540d1..e6da740f2 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ CXXFLAGS = $(CONFORM_CXXFLAGS) $(CROSS_CXXFLAGS) $(OPT_CXXFLAGS)\
  $(ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS) $(CODE_CXXFLAGS) $(STATIC_CXXCFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_CXXFLAGS)
 
 LDFLAGS = $(OPT_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(USR_LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LDFLAGS)\
- $(ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_LDFLAGS) $(CROSS_LDFLAGS)
+ $(ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_LDFLAGS) $(CROSS_LDFLAGS)
 
 LDLIBS = $(PROD_LDLIBS) $(STATIC_LDLIBS)\
  $(POSIX_LDLIBS) $(ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS) $(OP_SYS_LDLIBS)
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
index 45731793f..66a218fe8 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.RTEMS
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ CCC = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(CXX)
 CPP = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(CC_FOR_TARGET) -x c -E
 AR = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(AR_FOR_TARGET)
 LD = $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(LD_FOR_TARGET) -r
-RTEMS_LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS)
-LINK.cpp = $(CCC) -o $@ $(RTEMS_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
+RTEMS_LDFLAGS := $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+LINK.cpp = $(CCC) -o $@ $(RTEMS_LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
 RANLIB := $(RTEMS_BASE)/bin/$(RANLIB)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ CXXFLAGS = $(CONFORM_CXXFLAGS) $(CROSS_CXXFLAGS) $(OPT_CXXFLAGS)\
  $(CROSS_CXXFLAGS)
 
 LDFLAGS = $(OPT_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(USR_LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LDFLAGS)\
- $(ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_LDFLAGS) $(CROSS_LDFLAGS)
+ $(ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_LDFLAGS) $(CROSS_LDFLAGS)
 
 LDLIBS = $(PROD_LDLIBS) $(STATIC_LDLIBS)\
  $(POSIX_LDLIBS) $(ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS) $(OP_SYS_LDLIBS)
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
index c1d421e8b..e80cda913 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ OP_SYS_LDLIBS += -lm
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Link definitions
-LINK.cpp = $(CCC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
+LINK.cpp = $(CCC) -o $@ $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
 LINK.shrlib = $(CCC) -o $@ $(SHRLIB_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBRARY_LD_OBJS) $(LIBRARY_LD_RESS) $(SHRLIB_LDLIBS)
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
index 50e35cdfd..04f6b441b 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Link definitions
-LINK.cpp = $(LD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
+LINK.cpp = $(LD) -o $@ $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Allow site overrides
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.win32-x86-borland b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.win32-x86-borland
index 74137e2ff..7888ae5bd 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.win32-x86-borland
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.win32-x86-borland
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ OPT_CXXFLAGS_NO =
 #
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
- 
+
 PROD_VERSION=3.13
 # -c case sensitive linking
 # -C clear state before linking
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -c -C -Gn -Tpe -x -w -L$(BORLAND_LIB) -L$(BORLAND_LIB)\\Psdk
 LINKSTARTUP = c0x32.obj
 LINKLIBS=import32.lib cw32$(LIBSUF).lib
 
-LINK.cpp = $(WINLINK) $(LDFLAGS) $(LINKSTARTUP) $(subst /,\\,$(PROD_LD_OBJS))
+LINK.cpp = $(WINLINK) $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LINKSTARTUP) $(subst /,\\,$(PROD_LD_OBJS))
 LINK.cpp += , $@ ,,$(LINKLIBS)  $(subst /,\\,$(LDLIBS))
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.win32-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.win32-x86
index 8c2f69194..39db1df89 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.win32-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.win32-x86
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ SHRLIB_LDLIBS = $(DLL_DEPLIBS) $($*_SYS_DLL_LIBS:%=%.lib) \
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Linker definition
-LINK.cpp = $(WINLINK) -nologo $(LDFLAGS) -out:$@ $(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
+LINK.cpp = $(WINLINK) -nologo $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -out:$@ \
+	$(PROD_LD_OBJS) $(PROD_LD_RESS) $(LDLIBS)
 
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 
 # override of CONFIG_SITE
 SHARED_LIBRARIES = YES
-