diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh b/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh
index a20290b1a37d..4d08453f9bdb 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ set -eu
 cflags=$1
 libs=$2
 
-PKG="ncursesw menuw panelw"
-PKG2="ncurses menu panel"
+# Keep library order for static linking (HOSTCC='cc -static')
+PKG="menuw panelw ncursesw"
+PKG2="menu panel ncurses"
 
 if [ -n "$(command -v ${HOSTPKG_CONFIG})" ]; then
 	if ${HOSTPKG_CONFIG} --exists $PKG; then
@@ -28,19 +29,19 @@ fi
 # find ncurses by pkg-config.)
 if [ -f /usr/include/ncursesw/ncurses.h ]; then
 	echo -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/ncursesw > ${cflags}
-	echo -lncursesw -lmenuw -lpanelw > ${libs}
+	echo -lmenuw -lpanelw -lncursesw > ${libs}
 	exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ -f /usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h ]; then
 	echo -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/ncurses > ${cflags}
-	echo -lncurses -lmenu -lpanel > ${libs}
+	echo -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses > ${libs}
 	exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ -f /usr/include/ncurses.h ]; then
 	echo -D_GNU_SOURCE > ${cflags}
-	echo -lncurses -lmenu -lpanel > ${libs}
+	echo -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses > ${libs}
 	exit 0
 fi