diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b72dd6a..2cae8c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ CFLAGS = -Wall -g -O3 -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 \
 	 -I/usr/include/ffmpeg \
 	 -I/usr/include/libavutil -I/usr/include/libavcodec -I/usr/include/libavformat \
 	 -I/usr/include/ffmpeg/libavutil -I/usr/include/ffmpeg/libavcodec -I/usr/include/ffmpeg/libavformat
+#STATIC_LINKING: LDFLAGS = -static
+LDFLAGS = -static
 CC = gcc
 RM = rm -f
 INSTALL = install
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ install:	minidlna
 
 minidlna:	$(BASEOBJS) $(LNXOBJS) $(LIBS)
 	@echo Linking $@
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(BASEOBJS) $(LNXOBJS) $(LIBS)
+	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(BASEOBJS) $(LNXOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 
 testupnpdescgen:	$(TESTUPNPDESCGENOBJS)