diff --git a/openmp/src/Makefile b/openmp/src/Makefile
index 558349e066bed80cd5201cf5a605acb059120115..f2df22fd3bb093213f9453b81729e8c1e669cd34 100644
--- a/openmp/src/Makefile
+++ b/openmp/src/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MINIFE_MATRIX_TYPE = -DMINIFE_CSR_MATRIX
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-CFLAGS = -O3 -march=armv8-a -fopenmp
+CFLAGS = -O3 -static -march=armv8-a -fopenmp
 CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 
 CPPFLAGS = -I. -I../utils -I../fem $(MINIFE_TYPES) \