diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6d196da..9f070bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ config.h:
 	cp config.def.h $@
 
 .o:
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LIB)
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LIB) $(LDLIBS)
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ ubase-box: $(LIB) $(SRC)
 	echo 'else {' >> build/$@.c
 	for f in $(SRC); do echo "printf(\"`basename $$f .c`\"); putchar(' ');" >> build/$@.c; done
 	echo "putchar(0xa); }; return 0; }" >> build/$@.c
-	$(LD) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ build/*.c $(LIB)
+	$(LD) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ build/*.c $(LIB) $(LDLIBS)
 	rm -r build
 
 clean:
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 899bbf8..9bddc52 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ RANLIB = ranlib
 
 CPPFLAGS = -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra
-LDFLAGS  = -s -lcrypt # -static
+LDLIBS   = -lcrypt
+LDFLAGS  = -s