diff --git a/configuration/gui/meson.build b/configuration/gui/meson.build
index 755a5fc..5b358b4 100644
--- a/configuration/gui/meson.build
+++ b/configuration/gui/meson.build
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ compiler_flags = ['-Wconversion', '-fdiagnostics-color=always', '-Werror=return-
 
 src = ['main.cpp']
 
-exe = executable('program', src, dependencies : [animationwindow_dep, std_lib_facilities_dep], cpp_args : compiler_flags)
+exe = executable('program', src, dependencies : [animationwindow_dep, std_lib_facilities_dep], cpp_args : compiler_flags, link_args: ['-static'])
diff --git a/configuration/nogui/meson.build b/configuration/nogui/meson.build
index b6d3c86..1a488e2 100644
--- a/configuration/nogui/meson.build
+++ b/configuration/nogui/meson.build
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ compiler_flags = ['-Wconversion', '-fdiagnostics-color=always', '-Werror=return-
 
 src = ['main.cpp']
 
-exe = executable('program', src, dependencies : [std_lib_facilities_dep], cpp_args : compiler_flags)
+exe = executable('program', src, dependencies : [std_lib_facilities_dep], cpp_args : compiler_flags, link_args: ['-static'])