diff --git a/curl-config.in b/curl-config.in
index 25ce8ba178..18b1fc1e6b 100644
--- a/curl-config.in
+++ b/curl-config.in
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
         else
            CURLLIBDIR=""
         fi
-        if test "X@ENABLE_SHARED@" = "Xno" -o "X@REQUIRE_LIB_DEPS@" = "Xyes"; then
+        if test "X@ENABLE_SHARED@" = "Xno"; then
           echo ${CURLLIBDIR}-lcurl @LIBCURL_LIBS@
         else
           echo ${CURLLIBDIR}-lcurl