diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index e3b27146..da6fd735 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # Explicit syntax-check exceptions.
-VC_LIST_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE_REGEX = ^data/.*|tests/(files|gpg|certs)/.*|.*\.png|^fuzz/.*\.(in|repro)/.*$$
+VC_LIST_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE_REGEX = ^data/.*|tests/(files|gpg|certs)/.*|.*\.png|^fuzz/.*\.(in|repro)/.*|^contrib/libtool.patch$$
 
 # Syntax Check Rules that we want to skip
 #  * sc_immutable_NEWS: I can't make this test ever pass. If someone fixes it,
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d39d88f8..e583454d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([PLUGIN_SUPPORT], [test "x$plugin_support" = xyes])
 
 AC_SUBST([TEST_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([TEST_LIBS])
+AC_SUBST([ALL_LIBS], $LIBS)
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([\
@@ -909,6 +910,9 @@ AS_IF([test "x$with_ssl" == xwolfssl && test "x$with_wolfssl" == xno], [ssl_enab
   [test "x$with_ssl" == xgnutls && test "x$with_gnutls" == xno], [ssl_enabled="(not found)"],
   [])
 
+# patching libtool, generated when coming here
+patch libtool contrib/libtool.patch
+
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Summary of build options:
 
   Version:            ${PACKAGE_VERSION}
diff --git a/contrib/libtool.patch b/contrib/libtool.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0df075a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/libtool.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- libtool	2019-05-16 12:46:46.551527339 +0200
++++ libtool.no-whole-archive	2019-05-16 12:41:25.612879712 +0200
+@@ -7700,6 +7700,11 @@
+ 	continue
+ 	;;
+ 
++      -no-whole-archive)
++        whole_archive_flag_spec="\$convenience "
++        continue
++        ;;
++
+       -objectlist)
+ 	prev=objectlist
+ 	continue
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 03c97493..72fd3d4a 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ BUILT_SOURCES =
 MOSTLYCLEANDIRS =
 CLEANFILES =
 SUFFIXES =
+LIBS =
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GNULIB_WARN_CFLAGS) $(WERROR_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/libwget/Makefile.am b/libwget/Makefile.am
index 9e6f9c83..1cbf5689 100644
--- a/libwget/Makefile.am
+++ b/libwget/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 AM_CFLAGS = $(WERROR_CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS) $(MANYWARNINGS) -DBUILDING_LIBWGET
 
+# $(ALL_LIBS) is set to $LIBS in configure.ac
+LIBS =
+
+libwget_libadd = \
+ $(LIBOBJS) $(GETADDRINFO_LIB) $(GETHOSTNAME_LIB) $(HOSTENT_LIB) $(INET_NTOP_LIB) $(INET_PTON_LIB) \
+ $(LIBMULTITHREAD) $(LIBSOCKET) $(LIBTHREAD) $(LIB_CLOCK_GETTIME) $(LIB_CRYPTO) $(LIB_GETLOGIN) \
+ $(LIB_HARD_LOCALE) $(LIB_MBRTOWC) $(LIB_NANOSLEEP) $(LIB_POLL) $(LIB_POSIX_SPAWN) $(LIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK) \
+ $(LIB_SELECT) $(LIB_SETLOCALE) $(LIB_SETLOCALE_NULL) $(LTLIBICONV) $(LTLIBINTL) $(SERVENT_LIB) @INTL_MACOSX_LIBS@ \
+ $(ALL_LIBS) ../lib/libgnu.la $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
+
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwget.la
 
 libwget_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -27,12 +37,7 @@ libwget_la_CPPFLAGS =\
  -fPIC -I$(top_srcdir)/include/wget -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_builddir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/lib $(CFLAG_VISIBILITY) -DBUILDING_LIBWGET \
  $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS) \
  -DWGETVER_FILE=\"$(top_builddir)/include/wget/wgetver.h\"
-libwget_la_LIBADD =\
- $(LIBOBJS) libcsstokenizer.la $(GETADDRINFO_LIB) $(GETHOSTNAME_LIB) $(HOSTENT_LIB) $(INET_NTOP_LIB) $(INET_PTON_LIB) \
- $(LIBMULTITHREAD) $(LIBSOCKET) $(LIBTHREAD) $(LIB_CLOCK_GETTIME) $(LIB_CRYPTO) $(LIB_GETLOGIN) \
- $(LIB_HARD_LOCALE) $(LIB_MBRTOWC) $(LIB_NANOSLEEP) $(LIB_POLL) $(LIB_POSIX_SPAWN) $(LIB_PTHREAD_SIGMASK) \
- $(LIB_SELECT) $(LIB_SETLOCALE) $(LIB_SETLOCALE_NULL) $(LTLIBICONV) $(LTLIBINTL) $(SERVENT_LIB) @INTL_MACOSX_LIBS@ \
- $(LIBS) ../lib/libgnu.la $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
+libwget_la_LIBADD = libcsstokenizer.la $(libwget_libadd)
 
 # include ABI version information
 libwget_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info $(LIBWGET_SO_VERSION)