diff --git a/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile b/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile
index 3bbf17a22a64c85fd17d81c8e7baa8653e21e3a2..198be161bf6d94381992c2189186e8b731b23718 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ else
  OBJS += $(MTOBJODIR)$(DIRSEP)ssh$(OFILE)
  CFLAGS	+=	$(CRYPT_CFLAGS)
  EXTRA_LIBS	+=	$(CRYPT_LIBS)
-endif
-
-ifdef STATIC
  STATIC_CRYPTLIB	:= true
 endif