diff --git a/libretroBuildSystem/build/Makefile.common b/libretroBuildSystem/build/Makefile.common
index 815e3c9..b06a970 100644
--- a/libretroBuildSystem/build/Makefile.common
+++ b/libretroBuildSystem/build/Makefile.common
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ SOURCES_C := $(CORE_DIR)/libretro.c \
 	$(CORE_DIR)/cursors.c \
 	$(EMU_SOURCES_C)
 
-ifneq ($(STATIC_LINKING), 1)
+ifeq ($(STATIC_LINKING),1)
+else
 	SOURCES_C += $(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/compat/compat_strl.c \
 		$(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/compat/compat_posix_string.c \
 		$(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/compat/fopen_utf8.c \