diff --git a/ac/static.m4 b/ac/static.m4
index 72156834f..3795bdf01 100644
--- a/ac/static.m4
+++ b/ac/static.m4
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ dnl
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([static], AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-static],[make a static build of the applications (no)]), [], [enable_static=no])
 
-STATIC_LIBS=""
+LINK_STATICALLY=""
 
 if test x"$enable_static" = xyes ; then
-  STATIC_LIBS="  -lpthread -static  "
+  LINK_STATICALLY="  -lpthread -static  "
   opt_features_yes="$opt_features_yes\n   * make a static build of the applications"
 else
   opt_features_no="$opt_features_no\n   * make a static build of the applications"
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(STATIC_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(LINK_STATICALLY)
diff --git a/build-config.in b/build-config.in
index a1ae9e5ec..533e421db 100644
--- a/build-config.in
+++ b/build-config.in
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ MINGW_LIBS = @MINGW_LIBS@
 MINGW_PROCESSOR_ARCH = @MINGW_PROCESSOR_ARCH@
 MINGW = @MINGW@
 OGG_LIBS = @OGG_LIBS@
-STATIC_LIBS=@STATIC_LIBS@
+LINK_STATICALLY=@LINK_STATICALLY@
 OPTIMIZATION_CFLAGS = @OPTIMIZATION_CFLAGS@
 PO4A = @PO4A@
 PO4A_TRANSLATE = @PO4A_TRANSLATE@
diff --git a/rake.d/target.rb b/rake.d/target.rb
index 0ebfa911e..5d456eab5 100644
--- a/rake.d/target.rb
+++ b/rake.d/target.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Target
       when :boost_system     then c(:BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB)
       when :qt               then qt_libraries
       when :wxwidgets        then c(:WXWIDGETS_LIBS)
-      when :static           then c(:STATIC_LIBS)
+      when :static           then c(:LINK_STATICALLY)
       when :mpegparser       then [ '-Lsrc/mpegparser', '-lmpegparser'  ]
       when :mtxinput         then [ '-Lsrc/input',      '-lmtxinput'    ]
       when :mtxoutput        then [ '-Lsrc/output',     '-lmtxoutput'   ]