diff --git a/Application.mk b/Application.mk
index d592d4dbd..a0371cb86 100644
--- a/Application.mk
+++ b/Application.mk
@@ -59,10 +59,14 @@ else
 CWD = $(CURDIR)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_CYGWIN_WINTOOL),y)
-  LDLIBS += "${shell cygpath -w $(BIN)}"
-else
-  LDLIBS += $(BIN)
+# Add the static application library to the linked libraries. Don't do this
+# with CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL as there is no static app library
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL),y)
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_CYGWIN_WINTOOL),y)
+    LDLIBS += "${shell cygpath -w $(BIN)}"
+  else
+    LDLIBS += $(BIN)
+  endif
 endif
 
 SUFFIX = $(subst $(DELIM),.,$(CWD))