diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 09d82f1..f0d99e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1507,6 +1507,7 @@ else()
   set(ENABLE_SHARED         "no")
   set(ENABLE_STATIC         "yes")
   set(LIBCURL_NO_SHARED     "${LIBCURL_LIBS}")
+  set(LIBCURL_LIBS          "")
 endif()
 # "a" (Linux) or "lib" (Windows)
 string(REPLACE "." "" libext "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
diff --git a/curl-config.in b/curl-config.in
index 8b4a29a..e756ae8 100644
--- a/curl-config.in
+++ b/curl-config.in
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
 
     --static-libs)
         if test "X@ENABLE_STATIC@" != "Xno" ; then
-          echo @libdir@/libcurl.@libext@ @LDFLAGS@ @LIBCURL_LIBS@
+          echo @libdir@/libcurl.@libext@ @LDFLAGS@ @LIBCURL_NO_SHARED@
         else
           echo "curl was built with static libraries disabled" >&2
           exit 1