diff --git a/premake4.lua b/premake4.lua
index 1fd153ba6..671202a52 100644
--- a/premake4.lua
+++ b/premake4.lua
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ end
 function add_cross_config_links()
 	if not is_vs() then
 		if os.is_real("mingw32") or os.is_real("mingw64") or os.is_real("windows") or os.is_real("ios") then -- if is crosscompiling from *nix
-			linkoptions { "-static-libgcc", "-static-libstdc++" }
+			linkoptions { "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -lpthread -Wl,-Bdynamic" }
 		end
 
 		if os.is_real("mingw32") or os.is_real("mingw64") then
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index a06eacbcc..95f20cfa4 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function build_link_configuration( package_name, use_ee_icon )
 		targetname ( package_name .. extension )
 
 	filter { "system:windows", "action:not vs*" }
-		linkoptions { "-static-libgcc", "-static-libstdc++" }
+		linkoptions { "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -lpthread -Wl,-Bdynamic" }
 
 	filter { "system:windows", "action:vs*" }
 		if table.contains( backends, "SDL2" ) then