diff --git a/build/config/libcurl.m4 b/build/config/libcurl.m4
index 5ddf77f321..d1e6f65aa5 100644
--- a/build/config/libcurl.m4
+++ b/build/config/libcurl.m4
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBCURL_CHECK_CONFIG],
               LIBCURL_CPPFLAGS=`$_libcurl_config --cflags`
            fi
            if test x"$LIBCURL" = "x" ; then
-              LIBCURL=`$_libcurl_config --libs`
+              LIBCURL=`$_libcurl_config --libs --static`
 
               # This is so silly, but Apple actually has a bug in their
 	      # curl-config script.  Fixed in Tiger, but there are still