diff --git a/cyclone.scm b/cyclone.scm
index c0e49719..ef9c989a 100644
--- a/cyclone.scm
+++ b/cyclone.scm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     (if cc?
       (system 
         ;; -I is a hack, real answer is to use 'make install' to place .h file
-        (string-append "gcc -static " src-file " -L. -lcyclone -I. -g -o " exec-file)))))
+        (string-append "gcc " src-file " -L. -lcyclone -I. -g -o " exec-file)))))
 
 ;; Handle command line arguments
 (let ((args (command-line-arguments))) ;; TODO: port (command-line-arguments) to husk??