diff --git a/branch.go b/branch.go
index a179f75..48db67e 100644
--- a/branch.go
+++ b/branch.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package git
 
 /*
-#cgo pkg-config: libgit2
 #include <git2.h>
 #include <git2/errors.h>
 */
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 48ffeee..5e43dff 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package git
 
 /*
-#cgo pkg-config: libgit2
+#cgo pkg-config: --static libgit2
 #include <git2.h>
 #include <git2/errors.h>
 */
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 6661c5d..f18c7a1 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package settings
 
 /*
-#cgo pkg-config: libgit2
+#cgo pkg-config: --static libgit2
 #include <git2.h>
 
 int _go_git_opts_get_search_path(int level, git_buf *buf)