diff --git a/cmake/flags.cmake b/cmake/flags.cmake
index 685f7d1..d4f9267 100644
--- a/cmake/flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/flags.cmake
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES GNU)
         set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
     endif()
 
+    if (BUILD_STATIC)
+        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -static")
+    endif()
+
     add_definitions(/D_GNU_SOURCE)
 
     if (WITH_GOOGLE_BREAKPAD)