diff --git a/sdl-config.in b/sdl-config.in
index f4cb35940..95f4c9e8a 100644
--- a/sdl-config.in
+++ b/sdl-config.in
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 exec_prefix_set=no
 
-usage="\
-Usage: sdl-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--cflags] [--libs] [--static-libs]"
+@ENABLE_STATIC_FALSE@usage="\
+@ENABLE_STATIC_FALSE@Usage: sdl-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--cflags] [--libs]"
+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@usage="\
+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@Usage: sdl-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--cflags] [--libs] [--static-libs]"
 
 if test $# -eq 0; then
       echo "${usage}" 1>&2