diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 46893db8..966582d4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 debug ?= yes
+static ?= no
 pedantic ?= yes
 
 ifeq ($(debug),yes)
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ else
     LDFLAGS += -rdynamic
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(static),yes)
+    LIBS += -ltinfo -lgpm
+    LDFLAGS += -static -pthread
+endif
+
 CXXFLAGS += -std=gnu++11 -g -Wall -Wno-reorder -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-address
 
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