diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 12f6a97d6..622f51e87 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19825,7 +19825,7 @@ if test x_$enable_static_exe = x_yes; then
 			LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32"
 		fi
 		LIBS="$LIBS -lz"
-		staticexe="$staticexe -l:libssp.a"
+		LIBS="$LIBS -l:libssp.a"
 	fi
 fi
 
@@ -19845,7 +19845,7 @@ if test x_$enable_fully_static = x_yes; then
 			LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32"
 		fi
 		LIBS="$LIBS -lz"
-		staticexe="$staticexe -l:libssp.a"
+		LIBS="$LIBS -l:libssp.a"
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9f3455c0f..2d88048f7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ if test x_$enable_static_exe = x_yes; then
 			LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32"
 		fi
 		LIBS="$LIBS -lz"
-		staticexe="$staticexe -l:libssp.a"
+		LIBS="$LIBS -l:libssp.a"
 	fi
 fi
 
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ if test x_$enable_fully_static = x_yes; then
 			LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32"
 		fi
 		LIBS="$LIBS -lz"
-		staticexe="$staticexe -l:libssp.a"
+		LIBS="$LIBS -l:libssp.a"
 	fi
 fi