diff --git a/genprotimg/boot/Makefile b/genprotimg/boot/Makefile
index 95bd6cc1..d71afdb1 100644
--- a/genprotimg/boot/Makefile
+++ b/genprotimg/boot/Makefile
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ stage3b_reloc.elf:
 		stage3b) SFLAGS="$(NO_PIE_LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -Wl,-T,stage3b.lds";; \
 		stage3b_reloc) SFLAGS="$(NO_PIE_LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -Wl,-estage3b_reloc_start,-Ttext,0";; \
 	esac; \
-	$(LINK) $$SFLAGS -m64 $(filter %.o, $^) -o $@
+	$(LINK) $$SFLAGS -m64 -static $(filter %.o, $^) -o $@
 	@chmod a-x $@
 
 %.bin:	%.elf
diff --git a/zipl/boot/Makefile b/zipl/boot/Makefile
index f4a68a9e..04a58952 100644
--- a/zipl/boot/Makefile
+++ b/zipl/boot/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ stage3.exec: head.o stage3.o kdump3.o libc.o ebcdic.o ebcdic_conv.o sclp.o \
 		2) SFLAGS="$(NO_PIE_LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -Wl,-T,stage2.lds";; \
 		3) SFLAGS="$(NO_PIE_LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -Wl,-T,stage3.lds";; \
 	esac; \
-	$(LINK) $$SFLAGS -m64 $(filter %.o, $^) -o $@
+	$(LINK) $$SFLAGS -m64 -static $(filter %.o, $^) -o $@
 
 %.bin:	%.exec
 	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary \