diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-cloudconnector.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-cloudconnector.bb
index 7a1643281..e08939826 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-cloudconnector.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-cloudconnector.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ SRC_URI = "file://cloudconnector_test"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/cloudconnector_test"
 
+inherit pkgconfig
+
 do_install() {
 	oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D} install
 }
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/device_request_listener/Makefile b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/device_request_listener/Makefile
index 4ebffe73e..ac22dafcb 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/device_request_listener/Makefile
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/device_request_listener/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PROGRAM := device_request_listener
 CFLAGS += -Wall
 
 CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags cloudconnector)
-LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs cloudconnector)
+LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs --static cloudconnector)
 
 all: $(PROGRAM)
 
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_data_points/Makefile b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_data_points/Makefile
index 6e01b0f6f..f30697238 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_data_points/Makefile
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_data_points/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PROGRAM := upload_data_points
 CFLAGS += -Wall
 
 CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags cloudconnector)
-LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs cloudconnector)
+LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs --static cloudconnector)
 
 all: $(PROGRAM)
 
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_file/Makefile b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_file/Makefile
index 3478cf988..eed50f3e1 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_file/Makefile
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/cloudconnector_test/upload_file/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PROGRAM := upload_file
 CFLAGS += -Wall
 
 CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags cloudconnector)
-LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs cloudconnector)
+LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs --static cloudconnector)
 
 all: $(PROGRAM)