diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/linux.h b/gcc/config/i386/linux.h
index 91c5b10fee6..466d88392b3 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/linux.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/linux.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
  %{!p:%{!pg:%{!g*:-lc} %{g*:-lg}}}" 
 
 #undef STARTFILE_SPEC
-#define STARTFILE_SPEC  "%{pg:gcrt0.o%s} %{!pg:%{p:gcrt0.o%s} %{!p:crt0.o%s}}"
+#define STARTFILE_SPEC  "%{pg:gcrt0.o%s} %{!pg:%{p:gcrt0.o%s} %{!p:crt0.o%s}} %{static:-static}"
 
 
 /* There are conflicting reports about whether this system uses