diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b33942c..f895828 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ fi
 
 dnl CredSSP feature
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([credssp], AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-credssp], [disable support for CredSSP]))
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-gssglue], AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-gssglue]), 
+	      [static_gssglue=yes], [static_gssglue=no])
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_credssp" != "xno"], [
 	  if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
 	    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GSSGLUE, libgssglue, [WITH_CREDSSP=1], [WITH_CREDSSP=0])
@@ -130,7 +132,13 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_credssp" != "xno"], [
 	  if test x"$WITH_CREDSSP" = "x1"; then
 	      CREDSSPOBJ="cssp.o"
 	      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $GSSGLUE_CFLAGS"
-	      LIBS="$LIBS $GSSGLUE_LIBS"
+
+	      AS_IF([test "x$static_gssglue" != "xno"], [
+	          LIBS="$LIBS -Wl,-Bstatic -lgssglue -Wl,-Bdynamic"
+	      ], [
+	          LIBS="$LIBS -lgssglue"
+	      ])
+
 	      AC_DEFINE(WITH_CREDSSP)
 	  else
 		echo