--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	linux*)
 		# equivalent to -rdynamic
 		ELDFLAGS="-Wl,--export-dynamic"
+		STATIC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--no-export-dynamic"
 		# FIXME Generate list and use --dynamic-list=.dlopen.sym
 		CLDWHOLEARCHIVE="-Wl,-whole-archive"
 		CLDNOWHOLEARCHIVE="-Wl,-no-whole-archive"
@@ -1945,6 +1946,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(SYSCONFDIR)
 AC_SUBST(SNAPSHOTS)
 AC_SUBST(STATICDIR)
+AC_SUBST(STATIC_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(STATIC_LINK)
 AC_SUBST(TESTSUITE_DATA)
 AC_SUBST(THIN)
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 dmeventd.static: $(LIB_STATIC) dmeventd.o
 	@echo "    [CC] $@"
-	$(Q) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -static dmeventd.o \
+	$(Q) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) -static dmeventd.o \
 		-o $@ $(DL_LIBS) $(DMEVENT_LIBS) $(LIBS) $(STATIC_LIBS)
 
 ifeq ("@PKGCONFIG@", "yes")
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 # FIXME set this only where it's needed, not globally?
 CFLAGS ?= @COPTIMISE_FLAG@ @CFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS ?= @LDFLAGS@
+STATIC_LDFLAGS += @STATIC_LDFLAGS@
 CLDFLAGS += @CLDFLAGS@
 ELDFLAGS += @ELDFLAGS@
 LDDEPS += @LDDEPS@
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
 lvm.static: $(OBJECTS) lvm-static.o $(LVMINTERNAL_LIBS)
 	@echo "    [CC] $@"
-	$(Q) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -static -L$(interfacebuilddir) \
+	$(Q) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(STATIC_LDFLAGS) -static -L$(interfacebuilddir) \
 		-o $@ $+ $(LVMLIBS) $(STATIC_LIBS)
 
 liblvm2cmd.a: $(top_builddir)/lib/liblvm-internal.a $(OBJECTS) lvmcmdlib.o lvm2cmd.o