diff --git a/src/Makefile.housekeeping b/src/Makefile.housekeeping
index 8603bfd6..a49767ed 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.housekeeping
+++ b/src/Makefile.housekeeping
@@ -500,6 +500,11 @@ CFLAGS		+= $(FS_FLAGS) $(DS_FLAGS)
 endif
 LDFLAGS		+= --gc-sections
 
+# Force creation of static binaries (required for OpenBSD, does no
+# harm on other platforms).
+#
+LDFLAGS		+= -static
+
 # compiler.h is needed for our linking and debugging system
 #
 CFLAGS		+= -include include/compiler.h