diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c0489f5be..765b39892 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -201,12 +201,9 @@ case $host in
      AC_CHECK_LIB([iphlpapi],      [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR(lib missing))
      AC_CHECK_LIB([crypt32],      [main],, AC_MSG_ERROR(lib missing))
 
-     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-static-libgcc]],[LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static-libgcc"])
-     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-static-libstdc++]],[LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static-libstdc++"])
-
      # -static is interpreted by libtool, where it has a different meaning.
      # In libtool-speak, it's -all-static.
-     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-static]],[LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -static"; LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS="$LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS -all-static"])
+     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-static]],[LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS="$LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS -all-static"])
 
      AC_PATH_PROG([MAKENSIS], [makensis], none)
      if test x$MAKENSIS = xnone; then
@@ -801,7 +798,7 @@ AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, _CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE)
 AC_SUBST(COPYRIGHT_YEAR, _COPYRIGHT_YEAR)
 
 AC_SUBST(RELDFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(USE_UPNP)
 AC_SUBST(USE_QRCODE)
 AC_SUBST(BOOST_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 556fd49c0..83dcaeed7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ endif
 
 bitcoind_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS)
 bitcoind_CPPFLAGS = $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
-bitcoind_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+bitcoind_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 
 # bitcoin-cli binary #
 bitcoin_cli_LDADD = \
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ bitcoin_tx_LDADD = \
 bitcoin_tx_SOURCES = bitcoin-tx.cpp
 bitcoin_tx_CPPFLAGS = $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
 #
-bitcoin_tx_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+bitcoin_tx_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 
 if TARGET_WINDOWS
 bitcoin_cli_SOURCES += bitcoin-cli-res.rc
 endif
-bitcoin_cli_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+bitcoin_cli_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 
 CLEANFILES = leveldb/libleveldb.a leveldb/libmemenv.a *.gcda *.gcno
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index fac214bdc..898337ad6 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ qt_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)
 endif
 qt_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1)
-qt_bitcoin_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS)
+qt_bitcoin_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 qt_bitcoin_qt_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag CXX
 
 #locale/foo.ts -> locale/foo.qm
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qttest.include b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
index 622411ca6..c5392cf30 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qttest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endif
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) \
   $(LIBMEMENV) $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QT_TEST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) \
   $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1)
-qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS)
+qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 
 CLEAN_BITCOIN_QT_TEST = $(TEST_QT_MOC_CPP) qt/test/*.gcda qt/test/*.gcno
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index 79509c9a3..c3cd7db14 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)
 endif
 
 test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS)
-test_test_bitcoin_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+test_test_bitcoin_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 
 nodist_test_test_bitcoin_SOURCES = $(GENERATED_TEST_FILES)