diff --git a/dependencies/build.py b/dependencies/build.py
index 949505efec249ed9c214f67d09b35ad77ee3b7e9..e21d816195f7e6e92890efe32d0f3fd7e6b3304a 100755
--- a/dependencies/build.py
+++ b/dependencies/build.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def build_and_install_opendht():
         subprocess.run(["cmake", ".",
             "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=" + install_dir,
             "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release",
+            "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF",
             "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF",
             "-DOPENDHT_PYTHON=OFF",
             "-DOPENDHT_TOOLS=OFF",
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ def main():
     # Build and install pjproject
     build_and_install_pjproject()
 
+    subprocess.run([f"for p in {install_dir}/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc; do ./pkg-static.sh $p; done"], shell=True, check=True)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/dependencies/pkg-static.sh b/dependencies/pkg-static.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..59cbd786b55710945c61be692e8ed92a830def67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependencies/pkg-static.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Rémi Denis-Courmont
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the vlc package.
+
+if test -z "$1" || test -n "$2"; then
+	echo "Usage: $0 <file.pc>" >&2
+	echo "Merges the pkg-config {Requires/Libs}.private stanza into {Requires/Libs} stanzas." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+exec <"$1" >"$1.tmp" || exit $?
+
+LIBS_PUBLIC=""
+LIBS_PRIVATE=""
+REQUIRES_PUBLIC=""
+REQUIRES_PRIVATE=""
+
+while read LINE; do
+	lpub="${LINE#Libs:}"
+	lpriv="${LINE#Libs.private:}"
+	rpub="${LINE#Requires:}"
+	rpriv="${LINE#Requires.private:}"
+	if test "$lpub" != "$LINE"; then
+		LIBS_PUBLIC="$lpub"
+	elif test "$lpriv" != "$LINE"; then
+		LIBS_PRIVATE="$lpriv"
+	elif test "$rpub" != "$LINE"; then
+		REQUIRES_PUBLIC="$rpub"
+	elif test "$rpriv" != "$LINE"; then
+		REQUIRES_PRIVATE="$rpriv"
+	else
+		echo "$LINE"
+	fi
+done
+echo "Libs: $LIBS_PUBLIC $LIBS_PRIVATE"
+echo "Requires: $REQUIRES_PUBLIC $REQUIRES_PRIVATE"
+
+mv -f -- "$1.tmp" "$1"