diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 956f9235d..34a8f86e7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18702,7 +18702,9 @@ if test x_$enable_static_exe = x_yes; then
 	staticexe="-static"
 	if test "$on_mingw" = yes; then
 		staticexe="-all-static"
-		LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32 -lz"
+		if test "`uname`" = "Linux"; then
+			LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32 -lz"
+		fi
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9b103e92a..b935b82ed 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ if test x_$enable_static_exe = x_yes; then
 	staticexe="-static"
 	if test "$on_mingw" = yes; then
 		staticexe="-all-static"
-		LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32 -lz"
+		# for static crosscompile, include gdi32 and zlib here.
+		if test "`uname`" = "Linux"; then
+			LIBS="$LIBS -lgdi32 -lz"
+		fi
 	fi
 fi