diff --git a/get_libwallet_api.sh b/get_libwallet_api.sh
index 8d9dda28..ee04e6c8 100755
--- a/get_libwallet_api.sh
+++ b/get_libwallet_api.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ elif [ "$platform" == "linux64" ]; then
         echo "Configuring build for Android on Linux host"
         cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D ARCH="armv7-a" -D ANDROID=true -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D USE_LTO=OFF -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
     elif [ "$STATIC" == true ]; then
-        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D ARCH="x86-64" -D BUILD_64=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
+        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D ARCH="x86-64" -D BUILD_64=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
     else
         cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
     fi
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ elif [ "$platform" == "linuxarmv7" ]; then
 elif [ "$platform" == "linux" ]; then
     echo "Configuring build for Linux general"
     if [ "$STATIC" == true ]; then
-        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
+        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
     else
         cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$MONERO_DIR"  ../..
     fi
@@ -219,21 +219,19 @@ if [ "$platform" != "mingw32" ] && [ "$ANDROID" != true ]; then
     eval make  -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
     eval make install -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
     popd
-else
-    eval make -C $MONERO_DIR/build/release/contrib/epee all install
 fi
 
-# unbound is one more dependency. can't be merged to the wallet_merged
-# since filename conflict (random.c.obj)
-# for Linux, we use libunbound shipped with the system, so we don't need to build it
+# build install epee
+eval make -C $MONERO_DIR/build/release/contrib/epee all install
+
+
+# Install libunwind
+echo "Installing libunbound..."
+pushd $MONERO_DIR/build/release/external/unbound
+# no need to make, it was already built as dependency for libwallet
+# make -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
+$make_exec install -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
+popd
 
-if [ "$platform" != "linux32" ] && ([ "$ANDROID" == true ] || [ "$platform" != "linux64" ]); then
-    echo "Building libunbound..."
-    pushd $MONERO_DIR/build/release/external/unbound
-    # no need to make, it was already built as dependency for libwallet
-    # make -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
-    $make_exec install -j$CPU_CORE_COUNT
-    popd
-fi
 
 popd
diff --git a/linuxdeploy_helper.sh b/linuxdeploy_helper.sh
index 7bd16d71..d65676ce 100755
--- a/linuxdeploy_helper.sh
+++ b/linuxdeploy_helper.sh
@@ -31,18 +31,22 @@ fi
 
 # Copy dependencies
 EXCLUDE='libstdc++|libgcc_s.so|libc.so|libpthread'
+INCLUDE='libunbound'
 cp -rv $QT_DIR/qml $TARGET || exit
 cp -rv $QT_DIR/plugins $TARGET || exit
 mkdir -p $TARGET/libs || exit
-ldd $TARGET/$GUI_EXEC | grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | grep -Ev $EXCLUDE | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' $TARGET/libs || exit
-ldd $TARGET/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so| grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | grep -Ev $EXCLUDE | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' $TARGET/libs || exit
-cp -v $QTXML_DIR/libQt5XmlPatterns.so.5 $TARGET/libs || exit
+#ldd $TARGET/$GUI_EXEC | grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | grep $INCLUDE | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' $TARGET/libs || exit
+#ldd $TARGET/$GUI_EXEC | grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | grep -Ev $EXCLUDE | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' $TARGET/libs || exit
+#ldd $TARGET/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so| grep "=> /" | awk '{print $3}' | grep -Ev $EXCLUDE | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' $TARGET/libs || exit
+#cp -v $QTXML_DIR/libQt5XmlPatterns.so.5 $TARGET/libs || exit
 
 # Create start script
 cat > $TARGET/start-gui.sh <<EOL
 #!/bin/bash
-# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\`pwd\`/libs
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\`pwd\`/libs
 export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=\`pwd\`/plugins
 export QML2_IMPORT_PATH=\`pwd\`/qml
 ./$GUI_EXEC
 EOL
+
+chmod +x $TARGET/start-gui.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/monero-wallet-gui.pro b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
index 902a99b3..48d0af49 100644
--- a/monero-wallet-gui.pro
+++ b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
@@ -196,8 +196,13 @@ win32 {
 linux {
     CONFIG(static) {
         message("using static libraries")
-        LIBS+= -Wl,-Bstatic
+        LIBS+= -Wl,-Bstatic    
+        QMAKE_LFLAGS += -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
+        contains(QT_ARCH, x86_64) {
+            LIBS+= -lunbound
+        }
     }
+
     LIBS+= \
         -lboost_serialization \
         -lboost_thread \
@@ -210,7 +215,7 @@ linux {
         -lssl \
         -lcrypto \
         -Wl,-Bdynamic \
-        -ldl
+        -lGL
     # currently monero has an issue with "static" build and linunwind-dev,
     # so we link libunwind-dev only for non-Ubuntu distros
     CONFIG(libunwind_off) {