diff --git a/legacy/eina/configure.in b/legacy/eina/configure.in
index ce1038d066..326147722a 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/configure.in
+++ b/legacy/eina/configure.in
@@ -99,6 +99,72 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([ememoa],
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use ememoa for memory pool])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$enable_ememoa])
 
+# Static linking
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-chained-pool],
+   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-chained-pool], [enable static build of chained pool @<:@default=no@:>@])],
+   [
+    if test "x${enableval}" = "xyes" ; then
+       enable_static_chained_pool="yes"
+    else
+       enable_static_chained_pool="no"
+    fi
+   ],
+   [enable_static_chained_pool="no"]
+)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether chained pool is statically build])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([${enable_static_chained_pool}])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(EINA_STATIC_BUILD_CHAINED_POOL, test "x${enable_static_chainedpool}" = "xyes")
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-ememoa-fixed],
+   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-ememoa-fixed], [enable static link of ememoa fixed @<:@default=no@:>@])],
+   [
+    if test "x${enableval}" = "xyes" ; then
+       enable_static_ememoa_fixed="yes"
+    else
+       enable_static_ememoa_fixed="no"
+    fi
+   ],
+   [enable_static_ememoa_fixed="no"]
+)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ememoa fixed is staticlly linked])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([${enable_static_ememoa_fixed}])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(EINA_STATIC_BUILD_EMEMOA_FIXED, test "x${enable_static_ememoa_fixed}" = "xyes")
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-ememoa-unknown],
+   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-ememoa-unknown], [enable static link of ememoa unknown @<:@default=no@:>@])],
+   [
+    if test "x${enableval}" = "xyes" ; then
+       enable_static_ememoa_unknown="yes"
+    else
+       enable_static_ememoa_unknown="no"
+    fi
+   ],
+   [enable_static_ememoa_unknown="no"]
+)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ememoa unknown is staticlly linked])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([${enable_static_ememoa_unknown}])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(EINA_STATIC_BUILD_EMEMOA_UNKNOWN, test "x${enable_static_ememoa_unknown}" = "xyes")
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-pass-through],
+   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-pass-through], [enable static link of pass through @<:@default=no@:>@])],
+   [
+    if test "x${enableval}" = "xyes" ; then
+       enable_static_pass_through="yes"
+    else
+       enable_static_pass_through="no"
+    fi
+   ],
+   [enable_static_pass_through="no"]
+)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether pass through is staticlly linked])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([${enable_static_pass_through}])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(EINA_STATIC_BUILD_PASS_THROUGH, test "x${enable_static_pass_through}" = "xyes")
+
 
 ### Checks for libraries
 
@@ -336,6 +402,12 @@ echo
 echo "  Memory pool:"
 echo "    Ememoa.............: ${enable_ememoa}"
 echo
+echo "  Static build of memory pools:"
+echo "    Chained pool.......: ${enable_static_chained_pool}"
+echo "    Ememoa fixed.......: ${enable_static_ememoa_fixed}"
+echo "    Ememoa unknown.....: ${enable_static_ememoa_unknown}"
+echo "    Pass through.......: ${enable_static_pass_through}"
+echo
 echo "  Installation.........: make install"
 echo
 echo "    prefix.............: $prefix"