diff --git a/bin/aarch64-unknown-redox-pkg-config b/bin/aarch64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
index 0bcf777b9..57774042b 100755
--- a/bin/aarch64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
+++ b/bin/aarch64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
 export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig"
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/share/pkgconfig"
 
-exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+if [ -n "${COOKBOOK_PREFER_STATIC}" ]
+then
+    exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+else
+    exec pkg-config "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/bin/i686-unknown-redox-pkg-config b/bin/i686-unknown-redox-pkg-config
index 0bcf777b9..57774042b 100755
--- a/bin/i686-unknown-redox-pkg-config
+++ b/bin/i686-unknown-redox-pkg-config
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
 export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig"
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/share/pkgconfig"
 
-exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+if [ -n "${COOKBOOK_PREFER_STATIC}" ]
+then
+    exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+else
+    exec pkg-config "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/bin/riscv64-unknown-redox-pkg-config b/bin/riscv64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
index 0bcf777b9..57774042b 100755
--- a/bin/riscv64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
+++ b/bin/riscv64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
 export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig"
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/share/pkgconfig"
 
-exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+if [ -n "${COOKBOOK_PREFER_STATIC}" ]
+then
+    exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+else
+    exec pkg-config "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/bin/x86_64-unknown-redox-pkg-config b/bin/x86_64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
index 0bcf777b9..57774042b 100755
--- a/bin/x86_64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
+++ b/bin/x86_64-unknown-redox-pkg-config
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
 export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig"
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}/share/pkgconfig"
 
-exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+if [ -n "${COOKBOOK_PREFER_STATIC}" ]
+then
+    exec pkg-config --static "$@"
+else
+    exec pkg-config "$@"
+fi