diff --git a/Makeconfig b/Makeconfig
index b6df6dbfa7..a2c439e5c6 100644
--- a/Makeconfig
+++ b/Makeconfig
@@ -495,11 +495,15 @@ sysdep-library-path = \
 $(subst $(empty) ,:,$(strip $(patsubst -Wl$(comma)-rpath-link=%, %,\
 				       $(filter -Wl$(comma)-rpath-link=%,\
 						$(sysdep-LDFLAGS)))))
+ifeq (,$(findstring $(notdir $(built-program-file)), $(tests-static)))
 run-program-prefix = $(elf-objpfx)$(rtld-installed-name) \
 		     --library-path $(rpath-link)$(patsubst %,:%,$(sysdep-library-path))
 else
 run-program-prefix =
 endif
+else
+run-program-prefix =
+endif
 # Never use $(run-program-prefix) for the statically-linked %-bp test programs
 built-program-cmd = $(patsubst %,$(run-program-prefix),\
 			$(filter-out %-bp,$(built-program-file))) \