diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 94bb53b0cebd..96ad944ca6a8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libcrypto = -lcrypto
 ifdef CSINCLUDES
   LIBOPENCSD_CFLAGS := -I$(CSINCLUDES)
 endif
-OPENCSDLIBS := -lopencsd_c_api -lopencsd -lstdc++
+OPENCSDLIBS := -lopencsd_c_api
+ifeq ($(findstring -static,${LDFLAGS}),-static)
+  OPENCSDLIBS += -lopencsd -lstdc++
+endif
 ifdef CSLIBS
   LIBOPENCSD_LDFLAGS := -L$(CSLIBS)
 endif