diff --git a/recipes/diffutils/recipe.sh b/recipes/diffutils/recipe.sh
index fa59e98dc..c33902e78 100644
--- a/recipes/diffutils/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/diffutils/recipe.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function recipe_update {
 }
 
 function recipe_build {
+    export LDFLAGS="-static"
     autoreconf
     ./configure \
         --build=${BUILD} \