diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index c190c105540..7d37ab6ff79 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 pycompile_dirs="/usr/share/gdb"
 configure_args="--disable-werror --disable-nls --with-system-readline
  --with-system-gdbinit=/etc/gdb/gdbinit --with-system-zlib $(vopt_enable gdbserver)
- $(vopt_if static 'CFLAGS=-static') $(vopt_with python)"
+ $(vopt_if static 'CFLAGS=-static CXXFLAGS=-static LDFLAGS=-static')
+ $(vopt_with python)"
 hostmakedepends="perl $(vopt_if python python-devel)"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel zlib-devel readline-devel expat-devel $(vopt_if python python-devel)"
 short_desc="The GNU Debugger"