diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/Makefile b/tools/pkg-config/Makefile
index e7d2982f7f45cd9694aad027a5772613fbed13da..fbdc1d0db7cf288f8bed862f528c2cdffddc2294 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=a3270bab3f4b69b7dc6dbdacbcae9745
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
+HOST_LDFLAGS += -static
+
 define Host/Install
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
-		install
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) install AM_LDFLAGS="-all-static"
 	mv $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/pkg-config $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/pkg-config.real
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/pkg-config $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/pkg-config
 endef