diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 1376260a..b0549f43 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ endif
 NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
 
 ifeq ($(USE_STATIC),yes)
+# NOTE: on glibc you will get this warning:
+#   Using 'getaddrinfo' in statically linked applications requires at runtime
+#   the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
   LIBDIR := /usr/lib
-  LDLIBS  = $(LIBDIR)/libboost_system.a
-  LDLIBS += $(LIBDIR)/libboost_date_time.a
-  LDLIBS += $(LIBDIR)/libboost_filesystem.a
-  LDLIBS += $(LIBDIR)/libboost_program_options.a
-  LDLIBS += $(LIBDIR)/libssl.a
-  LDLIBS += $(LIBDIR)/libcrypto.a
-  LDLIBS += $(LIBDIR)/libz.a
-  LDLIBS += -lpthread -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -lrt
+  LDLIBS  = -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options
+  LDLIBS += -lssl -lcrypto -lz -ldl -lpthread -lrt
+  LDLIBS += -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -static
   USE_AESNI := no
 else
   LDLIBS = -lcrypto -lssl -lz -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options -lpthread