diff --git a/lib/libc/regex/grot/Makefile b/lib/libc/regex/grot/Makefile
index e715dd83993..056b55eac32 100644
--- a/lib/libc/regex/grot/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/regex/grot/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 PATHS= ${.CURDIR}/.. ${.CURDIR}/../../locale ${.CURDIR}/../../../../include
 .PATH: ${PATHS}
 
-CFLAGS+= -DPOSIX_MISTAKE -DREDEBUG $(REGCFLAGS)
+CFLAGS+= -static -DPOSIX_MISTAKE -DREDEBUG $(REGCFLAGS)
 .for incpath in ${PATHS}
 CFLAGS+= -I${incpath}
 .endfor