diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 351ee56e..17b6c04a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -130,6 +130,21 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu" = "xyes"; then
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall"
 fi
 
+# ===================================================================
+# static binary
+# ===================================================================
+
+enable_static=no
+PKG_CONFIG_STATIC=
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(static, [  --with-static           enable build of static binary],
+            [ if test "x$withval" != xno; then enable_static=yes; fi ])
+
+if test "$enable_static" = yes; then
+	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -static"
+	PKG_CONFIG_STATIC="--static"
+fi
+
 # ===================================================================
 # Checks for special OSes.
 # ===================================================================
@@ -509,9 +524,9 @@ if test "$enable_brotli" = no; then
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([[disabled]])
 else
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([[for brotli in pkg-config]])
-	if $PKG_CONFIG libbrotlidec; then
-		BROTLI_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags libbrotlidec`
-		BROTLI_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs libbrotlidec`
+	if $PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC libbrotlidec; then
+		BROTLI_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags libbrotlidec`
+		BROTLI_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --libs libbrotlidec`
 		LIBS="$BROTLI_LIBS $LIBS"
 		CONFIG_BROTLI=yes
 		AC_DEFINE([CONFIG_BROTLI], [1], [Define as 1 to use the libbrotli library.])
@@ -646,9 +661,9 @@ for package in mozjs-52; do
 		break
 	else
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([for SpiderMonkey (mozjs-52) in pkg-config $package])
-		if $PKG_CONFIG --cflags --libs $package > /dev/null 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD; then
-			SPIDERMONKEY_LIBS="$($PKG_CONFIG --libs $package)"
-			SPIDERMONKEY_CFLAGS="$($PKG_CONFIG --cflags $package)"
+		if $PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags --libs $package > /dev/null 2>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD; then
+			SPIDERMONKEY_LIBS="$($PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --libs $package)"
+			SPIDERMONKEY_CFLAGS="$($PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags $package)"
 			LIBS="$SPIDERMONKEY_LIBS $LIBS_X"
 			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_X $SPIDERMONKEY_CFLAGS"
 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_X $SPIDERMONKEY_CFLAGS"
@@ -911,9 +926,9 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Lua])
 EL_SAVE_FLAGS
 cf_result=no
 
-if test -n "$luapkg" && $PKG_CONFIG "$luapkg"; then
-	LUA_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "$luapkg"`
-	LUA_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "$luapkg"`
+if test -n "$luapkg" && $PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC "$luapkg"; then
+	LUA_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags "$luapkg"`
+	LUA_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --libs "$luapkg"`
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_X $LUA_CFLAGS"
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_X $LUA_CFLAGS"
 	LIBS="$LUA_LIBS $LIBS_X"
@@ -964,9 +979,9 @@ if test "$with_tre" = no; then
 	tre_log="no (explicitly disabled)"
 else
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([[for TRE in pkg-config]])
-	if $PKG_CONFIG tre; then
-		TRE_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags tre`
-		TRE_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs tre`
+	if $PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC tre; then
+		TRE_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags tre`
+		TRE_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --libs tre`
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([[yes]])
 	else
 		# <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=513055>
@@ -1032,7 +1047,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(gnutls, [[  --with-gnutls           enable GNUTLS SSL support]],
 		"yes")	chosen_ssl_library="GNUTLS" ;;
 		*)	chosen_ssl_library="GNUTLS"
 			AC_MSG_WARN([[Support for --with-gnutls=DIR has been removed.
-You may have to set the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable instead.]]) ;;
+You may have to set the PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC_PATH environment variable instead.]]) ;;
 	     esac])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(openssl, [[  --without-openssl       disable OpenSSL support]])
@@ -1066,9 +1081,9 @@ elif test -z "${with_nss_compat_ossl+set}"; then
 else
 	EL_SAVE_FLAGS
 	if test "$with_nss_compat_ossl" = yes; then
-		if $PKG_CONFIG nss; then
-			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_X `$PKG_CONFIG --cflags nss`"
-			LIBS="$LIBS_X `$PKG_CONFIG --libs nss`"
+		if $PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC nss; then
+			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_X `$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags nss`"
+			LIBS="$LIBS_X `$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --libs nss`"
 		else
 			with_nss_compat_ossl=no
 		fi
@@ -1165,9 +1180,9 @@ elif test -n "$chosen_ssl_library" && test "$chosen_ssl_library" != "GNUTLS"; th
 else
 	cf_result=no
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([[for GNUTLS (1.2 or later) in pkg-config]])
-	if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=1.2 gnutls; then
-		GNUTLS_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags gnutls`
-		GNUTLS_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs gnutls`
+	if $PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --atleast-version=1.2 gnutls; then
+		GNUTLS_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags gnutls`
+		GNUTLS_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --libs gnutls`
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([[yes: $GNUTLS_CFLAGS $GNUTLS_LIBS]])
 
 		EL_SAVE_FLAGS
@@ -1630,9 +1645,9 @@ if test "$enable_libdom" = no; then
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([[disabled]])
 else
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([[for libdom in pkg-config]])
-	if $PKG_CONFIG libdom; then
-		LIBDOM_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags libdom`
-		LIBDOM_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs libdom`
+	if $PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC libdom; then
+		LIBDOM_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --cflags libdom`
+		LIBDOM_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG $PKG_CONFIG_STATIC --libs libdom`
 		LIBS="$LIBDOM_LIBS $LIBS"
 		CONFIG_LIBDOM=yes
 		AC_DEFINE([CONFIG_LIBDOM], [1], [Define as 1 to use the libdom library.])
@@ -1688,11 +1703,14 @@ test "$CONFIG_OS_OS2" = yes && LDFLAGS=`echo "$LDFLAGS" | sed "s/-Zbin-files//g"
 # linker from finding the libraries listed in -l operands.  So this
 # -rdynamic check needs to happen after the libraries have already
 # been added to $LDFLAGS.
+have_rdynamic=no
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for -rdynamic])
-LDFLAGS_X="$LDFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS="-rdynamic $LDFLAGS"
-AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[]])],[have_rdynamic=yes],[have_rdynamic=no])
-test "$have_rdynamic" = no && LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_X"
+if test "$enable_static" = no; then
+	LDFLAGS_X="$LDFLAGS"
+	LDFLAGS="-rdynamic $LDFLAGS"
+	AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[]])],[have_rdynamic=yes],[have_rdynamic=no])
+	test "$have_rdynamic" = no && LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_X"
+fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($have_rdynamic)
 
 # ===================================================================