diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dd4ced8112..795f499137 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -786,11 +786,10 @@ endif # EMBED_OPENSSL
 endif # NO_SECURE

 ifeq ($(OPENSSL_PKG_CONFIG),true)
-LDLIBS_SECURE += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs-only-l openssl)
+LDLIBS_SECURE += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --static --libs openssl)
 else
 LDLIBS_SECURE += $(addprefix -l, $(LIBS_SECURE))
 endif
-
 # gpr .pc file
 PC_NAME = gpr
 PC_DESCRIPTION = gRPC platform support library