diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 69b25daa9d1c..1c8d70ecc695 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -231,25 +231,19 @@ endif
 
 # gperftools malloc library (tcmalloc)
 ifeq ($(USE_GPERFTOOLS), 1)
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard $(USE_GPERFTOOLS_PATH)/libtcmalloc.a)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard $(USE_GPERFTOOLS_PATH)/libtcmalloc.so)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /lib/libtcmalloc.a)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /lib/libtcmalloc.so)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/libtcmalloc.a)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/libtcmalloc.so)
+FIND_LIBFILEEXT=so
+ifeq ($(USE_GPERFTOOLS_STATIC), 1)
+FIND_LIBFILEEXT=a
+endif
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard $(USE_GPERFTOOLS_PATH)/libtcmalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/local/lib/libtcmalloc.a)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /lib/libtcmalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/local/lib/libtcmalloc.so)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/libtcmalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib64/libtcmalloc.a)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/local/lib/libtcmalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib64/libtcmalloc.so)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib64/libtcmalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
 	USE_GPERFTOOLS=0
 endif
@@ -257,11 +251,6 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
-endif
-endif
-endif
-endif
-endif
 ifeq ($(USE_GPERFTOOLS), 1)
 	CFLAGS += -fno-builtin-malloc -fno-builtin-calloc -fno-builtin-realloc -fno-builtin-free
 	LDFLAGS += $(FIND_LIBFILE)
@@ -270,29 +259,21 @@ endif
 # jemalloc malloc library (if not using gperftools)
 else
 ifeq ($(USE_JEMALLOC), 1)
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard $(USE_JEMALLOC_PATH)/libjemalloc.a)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard $(USE_JEMALLOC_PATH)/libjemalloc.so)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /lib/libjemalloc.a)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /lib/libjemalloc.so)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/libjemalloc.a)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/libjemalloc.so)
-ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/local/lib/libjemalloc.a)
+FIND_LIBFILEEXT=so
+ifeq ($(USE_JEMALLOC_STATIC), 1)
+FIND_LIBFILEEXT=a
+endif
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard $(USE_JEMALLOC_PATH)/libjemalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/local/lib/libjemalloc.so)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /lib/libjemalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjemalloc.a)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/libjemalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjemalloc.so)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/local/lib/libjemalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib64/libjemalloc.a)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjemalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
-FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib64/libjemalloc.so)
+FIND_LIBFILE=$(wildcard /usr/lib64/libjemalloc.$(FIND_LIBFILEEXT))
 ifeq (,$(FIND_LIBFILE))
 	USE_JEMALLOC=0
 endif
@@ -301,12 +282,6 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
-endif
-endif
-endif
-endif
-endif
-endif
 ifeq ($(USE_JEMALLOC), 1)
 	CFLAGS += -fno-builtin-malloc -fno-builtin-calloc -fno-builtin-realloc \
 	-fno-builtin-free -DUSE_JEMALLOC
diff --git a/make/config.mk b/make/config.mk
index 2fd8f6ec22f6..03f438db89d5 100644
--- a/make/config.mk
+++ b/make/config.mk
@@ -182,12 +182,18 @@ USE_GPERFTOOLS = 1
 # path to gperftools (tcmalloc) library in case of a non-standard installation
 USE_GPERFTOOLS_PATH =
 
+# Link gperftools statically
+USE_GPERFTOOLS_STATIC =
+
 # Use JEMalloc if found, and not using gperftools
 USE_JEMALLOC = 1
 
 # path to jemalloc library in case of a non-standard installation
 USE_JEMALLOC_PATH =
 
+# Link jemalloc statically
+USE_JEMALLOC_STATIC =
+
 #----------------------------
 # additional operators
 #----------------------------