diff --git a/engine/Makefile b/engine/Makefile
index 53b0b7b4..25d26ac4 100644
--- a/engine/Makefile
+++ b/engine/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ WHOAMI:=$(shell whoami)
 RELEASE_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/release
 DEBUG_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/debug
 PROFILE_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/profile
-ifneq ($(shell uname -o 2>&1 | grep Cygwin),)
+COMPILE_SYS:=$(shell uname -o 2>&1)
+ifeq ($(COMPILE_SYS),Cygwin)
 	OUT_DIR?=.
 	NATIVE_OUT_DIR:=$(shell cygpath -m $(OUT_DIR))
 	NATIVE_BASE_DIR:=$(shell cygpath -m $(BASE_DIR))
@@ -329,6 +330,13 @@ ifeq (win,$(findstring cyg,$(FTE_TARGET))$(findstring win,$(FTE_TARGET)))
 	OGGVORBISLDFLAGS=$(MINGW_LIBS_DIR)/libvorbisfile.a $(MINGW_LIBS_DIR)/libvorbis.a $(MINGW_LIBS_DIR)/libogg.a
 endif
 
+#try to statically link
+ifeq ($(COMPILE_SYS),Darwin)
+	ifneq (,$(findstring SDL,$(FTE_TARGET)))
+		IMAGELDFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config libpng --variable=libdir)/libpng.a $(shell pkg-config libjpeg --variable=libdir)/libjpeg.a
+		OGGVORBISLDFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config vorbisfile --variable=libdir)/libvorbisfile.a $(shell pkg-config vorbis --variable=libdir)/libvorbis.a $(shell pkg-config ogg --variable=libdir)/libogg.a
+	endif
+endif
 IMAGELDFLAGS ?= -lpng -ljpeg
 OGGVORBISLDFLAGS ?= -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg
 VISIBILITY_FLAGS?=
@@ -675,9 +683,9 @@ GLCL_EXE_NAME=../fteqwcl_gl$(FTE_FULLTARGET)
 
 #SDLCONFIG:=libs/sdl2_mingw/$(CC_MACHINE)/bin/sdl2-config --prefix=libs/sdl2_mingw/$(CC_MACHINE)
 ifdef windir
-	GL_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs`
+	GL_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs`
 else
-	GL_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) $(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs`
+	GL_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) $(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs`
 endif
 GL_CFLAGS=-DFTE_SDL $(GLCFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --cflags`
 GLB_DIR=gl_$(FTE_FULLTARGET)
@@ -698,10 +706,10 @@ M_CFLAGS=$(GLCFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --cflags`
 M_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) $(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS)
 
 ifdef windir
-	M_LDFLAGS=$(MLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs`
+	M_LDFLAGS=$(MLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs`
 else
 	#pthread is needed because of SDL.
-	M_LDFLAGS=$(MLDFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs` $(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS)
+	M_LDFLAGS=$(MLDFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs` $(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS)
 endif
 
 ifeq (,$(findstring NO_ZLIB,$(CFLAGS)))
@@ -798,9 +806,9 @@ ifeq (win_SDL,$(findstring win,$(FTE_TARGET))$(findstring _SDL,$(FTE_TARGET)))
 	GL_EXE_NAME=../fteqw_sdl_gl$(BITS)$(EXEPOSTFIX)
 	GLCL_EXE_NAME=../fteqwcl_sdl$(BITS)$(EXEPOSTFIX)
 	ifdef windir
-		GL_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs`
+		GL_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs`
 	else
-		GL_LDFLAGS=$(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS) -lws2_32 -lmingw32 $(SDL_LDFLAGS) -mwindows -ldxguid -lwinmm -lole32 $(GLLDFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs` 
+		GL_LDFLAGS=$(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS) -lws2_32 -lmingw32 $(SDL_LDFLAGS) -mwindows -ldxguid -lwinmm -lole32 $(GLLDFLAGS) `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs` 
 	endif
 	
 	GL_CFLAGS=-DFTE_SDL -I$(MINGW_LIBS_DIR)/ -I$(MINGW_LIBS_DIR) -I$(LIBS_DIR) $(GLCFLAGS) -DLIBVORBISFILE_STATIC $(DX7SDK) $(SPEEXCFLAGS)
@@ -814,7 +822,7 @@ ifeq (win_SDL,$(findstring win,$(FTE_TARGET))$(findstring _SDL,$(FTE_TARGET)))
 	SV_OBJS=$(COMMON_OBJS) $(SERVER_OBJS) $(PROGS_OBJS) $(WINDOWSSERVERONLY_OBJS) $(BOTLIB_OBJS) $(LTO_END) resources.o $(LTO_START)
 	SV_EXE_NAME=../fteqw_sdl_sv$(BITS)$(EXEPOSTFIX)
 	SV_CFLAGS=$(SERVER_ONLY_CFLAGS) -DFTE_SDL
-	SV_LDFLAGS=$(MINGW_LIBS_DIR)/libz.a -lm -lmingw32 -lws2_32 -lwinmm `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs`
+	SV_LDFLAGS=$(MINGW_LIBS_DIR)/libz.a -lm -lmingw32 -lws2_32 -lwinmm `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs`
 
 	MINGL_DIR=mingl_sdlwin$(BITS)
 	MINGL_EXE_NAME=../fteqw_sdl_mingl$(BITS)$(EXEPOSTFIX)
@@ -831,7 +839,7 @@ ifeq (win_SDL,$(findstring win,$(FTE_TARGET))$(findstring _SDL,$(FTE_TARGET)))
 	M_LDFLAGS=$(GLLDFLAGS) $(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS)
 	
 	ifdef windir
-		M_LDFLAGS=$(MLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --libs`
+		M_LDFLAGS=$(MLDFLAGS) -lmingw32 -lws2_32 `$(SDLCONFIG) --static-libs`
 	else
 		#pthread is needed because of SDL.
 		M_LDFLAGS=$(IMAGELDFLAGS) $(OGGVORBISLDFLAGS) -lws2_32 -lmingw32 -mwindows -ldxguid -lwinmm -lole32 $(MLDFLAGS) `$(SDL_CONFIG) --libs` $(IMAGELDFLAGS)