diff --git a/tools/lzma/Makefile b/tools/lzma/Makefile
index 00ed3dc42..6e01051a3 100644
--- a/tools/lzma/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lzma/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ UTIL_DIR=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/C/LzmaUtil
 ALONE_DIR=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/CPP/7zip/Compress/LZMA_Alone
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(UTIL_DIR) -f makefile.gcc LDFLAGS="-static"
-	$(MAKE) -C $(ALONE_DIR) -f makefile.gcc LDFLAGS="-static"
+	$(MAKE) -C $(UTIL_DIR) -f makefile.gcc LDFLAGS="$(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)"
+	$(MAKE) -C $(ALONE_DIR) -f makefile.gcc LDFLAGS="$(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)"
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/tools/mkimage/Makefile b/tools/mkimage/Makefile
index e26d6b75c..373d9bebb 100644
--- a/tools/mkimage/Makefile
+++ b/tools/mkimage/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 define Host/Compile
 	rm -f $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/tools/.depend
 	touch $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/include/config.h
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) BUILD_DIR= BIN_FILES-y="mkimage" HOSTLDFLAGS="-static" tools
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) BUILD_DIR= BIN_FILES-y="mkimage" HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)" tools
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/tools/padjffs2/Makefile b/tools/padjffs2/Makefile
index 3f033c0c2..4535735d6 100644
--- a/tools/padjffs2/Makefile
+++ b/tools/padjffs2/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define Host/Prepare
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) LDFLAGS="-static"
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) LDFLAGS="$(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)"
 endef
 
 define Host/Configure
diff --git a/tools/sed/Makefile b/tools/sed/Makefile
index 210feceb7..522ae70d8 100644
--- a/tools/sed/Makefile
+++ b/tools/sed/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 	ac_cv_header_selinux_selinux_h=no \
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) SHELL="$(BASH)" LDFLAGS="-static"
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) SHELL="$(BASH)" LDFLAGS="$(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)"
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/tools/squashfs4/Makefile b/tools/squashfs4/Makefile
index 4b917c59c..b838b46c5 100644
--- a/tools/squashfs4/Makefile
+++ b/tools/squashfs4/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ define Host/Compile
 		XATTR_SUPPORT= \
 		LZMA_LIB="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/liblzma.a" \
 		EXTRA_CFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include" \
-		EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-static" \
+		EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)" \
 		mksquashfs unsquashfs
 endef