diff --git a/guix/build-system/gnu.scm b/guix/build-system/gnu.scm
index f54afe167c..ae8274a7f7 100644
--- a/guix/build-system/gnu.scm
+++ b/guix/build-system/gnu.scm
@@ -414,7 +414,9 @@ is one of `host' or `target'."
                               #:libc (libc target)))
            ("cross-binutils" ,(binutils target))))
         ((target)
-         `(("cross-libc" ,(libc target))))))))
+         (let ((libc (libc target)))
+          `(("cross-libc" ,libc)
+            ("cross-libc:static" ,libc "static"))))))))
 
 (define* (gnu-cross-build store name
                           #:key