diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Global.gmsvc.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Global.gmsvc.pp
index 7cbc58e24c..63782e846f 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Global.gmsvc.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Global.gmsvc.pp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 #defer COMPILE_C $[COMPILER] /Fo"$[osfilename $[target]]" $[MAIN_C_COMPILE_ARGS]
 #defer COMPILE_C++ $[COMPILE_C]
 
-#defer STATIC_LIB_C $[LIBBER] /nologo $[sources] /OUT:"$[osfilename $[target]]"
+#defer STATIC_LIB_C $[LIBBER] /nologo $[sources] /OUT:"$[osfilename $[target]]" $[decygwin %,/LIBPATH:"%",$[lpath] $[EXTRA_LIBPATH]] $[patsubst %.lib,%.lib,%,lib%.lib,$[libs]]
 #defer STATIC_LIB_C++ $[STATIC_LIB_C]
 
 #defer COMPILE_IDL midl /nologo /env win32 /Oicf $[DECYGWINED_INC_PATHLIST_ARGS]
diff --git a/dtool/pptempl/Global.msvc.pp b/dtool/pptempl/Global.msvc.pp
index e31fd7e74f..3dcc841ff6 100644
--- a/dtool/pptempl/Global.msvc.pp
+++ b/dtool/pptempl/Global.msvc.pp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 #defer COMPILE_C $[COMPILER] /Fo"$[osfilename $[target]]" $[MAIN_C_COMPILE_ARGS]
 #defer COMPILE_C++ $[COMPILE_C]
 
-#defer STATIC_LIB_C $[LIBBER] /nologo $[sources] /OUT:"$[osfilename $[target]]"
+#defer STATIC_LIB_C $[LIBBER] /nologo $[sources] /OUT:"$[osfilename $[target]]" $[decygwin %,/LIBPATH:"%",$[lpath] $[EXTRA_LIBPATH]] $[patsubst %.lib,%.lib,%,lib%.lib,$[libs]]
 #defer STATIC_LIB_C++ $[STATIC_LIB_C]
 
 #defer COMPILE_IDL midl /nologo /env win32 /Oicf $[DECYGWINED_INC_PATHLIST_ARGS]