diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk b/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk
index f7fa86bbec6f..6d371fac1a4e 100644
--- a/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ $$(eval $$(call gb_Output_info, currently known static libraries are: $(sort $(g
 $$(eval $$(call gb_Output_error,Cannot link against static library/libraries $$(filter-out $(gb_StaticLibrary_KNOWNLIBS),$(2)). Static libraries must be registered in Repository.mk))
 endif
 
-$(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(1)) : LINKED_STATIC_LIBS += $(if $(filter-out StaticLibrary,$(TARGETTYPE)),$(2))
+$(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(1)) : LINKED_STATIC_LIBS += $$(if $$(filter-out StaticLibrary,$$(TARGETTYPE)),$(2))
 
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(1)) : $$(foreach lib,$(2),$$(call gb_StaticLibrary_get_target,$$(lib)))
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_external_headers_target,$(1)) : \