diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eed4e8f23..c1e5c789d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -156,6 +156,18 @@ LD = gcc
 CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11 -Os
 ABCMKARGS += ARCHFLAGS="-DABC_USE_STDINT_H"
 
+else ifeq ($(CONFIG),gcc-static)
+LD = $(CXX)
+LDFLAGS := $(filter-out -rdynamic,$(LDFLAGS)) -s
+LDLIBS := $(filter-out -lrt,$(LDLIBS)) 
+CXXFLAGS := $(filter-out -fPIC,$(CXXFLAGS))
+CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11 -Os
+ABCMKARGS = CC="$(CC)" CXX="$(CXX)" LD="$(LD)" ABC_USE_LIBSTDCXX=1 LIBS="-lm -lpthread -static" OPTFLAGS="-O" \
+                       ARCHFLAGS="-DABC_USE_STDINT_H -DABC_NO_DYNAMIC_LINKING=1 -Wno-unused-but-set-variable $(ARCHFLAGS)" ABC_USE_NO_READLINE=1
+ifeq ($(DISABLE_ABC_THREADS),1)
+ABCMKARGS += "ABC_USE_NO_PTHREADS=1"
+endif
+
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG),gcc-4.8)
 CXX = gcc-4.8
 LD = gcc-4.8
@@ -671,6 +683,12 @@ config-clang: clean
 config-gcc: clean
 	echo 'CONFIG := gcc' > Makefile.conf
 
+config-gcc-static: clean
+	echo 'CONFIG := gcc-static' > Makefile.conf
+	echo 'ENABLE_PLUGINS := 0' >> Makefile.conf
+	echo 'ENABLE_READLINE := 0' >> Makefile.conf
+	echo 'ENABLE_TCL := 0' >> Makefile.conf
+
 config-gcc-4.8: clean
 	echo 'CONFIG := gcc-4.8' > Makefile.conf
 
@@ -712,5 +730,5 @@ echo-git-rev:
 -include techlibs/*/*.d
 
 .PHONY: all top-all abc test install install-abc manual clean mrproper qtcreator
-.PHONY: config-clean config-clang config-gcc config-gcc-4.8 config-gprof config-sudo
+.PHONY: config-clean config-clang config-gcc config-gcc-static config-gcc-4.8 config-gprof config-sudo