diff -Naur LVM2.2.02.97/configure.in LVM2.2.02.97.new/configure.in
--- LVM2.2.02.97/configure.in	2013-07-31 20:14:50.989498543 -0400
+++ LVM2.2.02.97.new/configure.in	2013-07-31 20:58:36.195546461 -0400
@@ -927,7 +927,6 @@
 	UDEV_STATIC_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --static --libs libudev`
 	AC_DEFINE([UDEV_SYNC_SUPPORT], 1, [Define to 1 to enable synchronisation with udev processing.])
 fi
-AC_SUBST(UDEV_STATIC_LIBS)
 
 dnl -- Enable udev rules
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to enable installation of udev rules required for synchronisation)
@@ -1130,19 +1129,32 @@
 if test x$SELINUX = xyes; then
 	AC_CHECK_LIB([sepol], [sepol_check_context], [
 		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SEPOL], 1, [Define to 1 if sepol_check_context is available.])
-		SELINUX_LIBS="-lsepol"])
+		SEPOL_LIBS="-lsepol"])
 
-	AC_CHECK_LIB([selinux], [is_selinux_enabled], [
-		AC_CHECK_HEADERS([selinux/selinux.h],, hard_bailout)
-		AC_CHECK_HEADERS([selinux/label.h])
-		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SELINUX], 1, [Define to 1 to include support for selinux.])
-		SELINUX_LIBS="-lselinux $SELINUX_LIBS"
+	dnl -- init pkgconfig if required
+	if  test x$PKGCONFIG_INIT != x1; then
+		pkg_config_init
+	fi
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SELINUX, libselinux, [
 		SELINUX_PC="libselinux"
-		HAVE_SELINUX=yes ], [
-		AC_MSG_WARN(Disabling selinux)
-		SELINUX_LIBS=
-		SELINUX_PC=
-		HAVE_SELINUX=no ])
+		SELINUX_STATIC_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --static --libs libselinux`
+		SELINUX_LIBS="$SELINUX_LIBS $SEPOL_LIBS"
+		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SELINUX], 1, [Define to 1 to include support for selinux.])
+	],[
+		dnl -- old non-pkgconfig method, is buggy with static builds
+		AC_CHECK_LIB([selinux], [is_selinux_enabled], [
+			AC_CHECK_HEADERS([selinux/selinux.h],, hard_bailout)
+			AC_CHECK_HEADERS([selinux/label.h])
+			AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SELINUX], 1, [Define to 1 to include support for selinux.])
+			SELINUX_LIBS="-lselinux $SEPOL_LIBS"
+			SELINUX_STATIC_LIBS="$SELINUX_LIBS"
+			SELINUX_PC="libselinux"
+			HAVE_SELINUX=yes ], [
+			AC_MSG_WARN(Disabling selinux)
+			SELINUX_LIBS=
+			SELINUX_PC=
+			HAVE_SELINUX=no ])
+	])
 fi
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -1531,6 +1543,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(SALCK_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(SALCK_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SELINUX_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(SELINUX_STATIC_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SELINUX_PC)
 AC_SUBST(SNAPSHOTS)
 AC_SUBST(STATICDIR)
@@ -1540,6 +1553,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(THIN)
 AC_SUBST(THIN_CHECK_CMD)
 AC_SUBST(UDEV_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(UDEV_STATIC_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(UDEV_PC)
 AC_SUBST(UDEV_RULES)
 AC_SUBST(UDEV_SYNC)
diff -Naur LVM2.2.02.97/make.tmpl.in LVM2.2.02.97.new/make.tmpl.in
--- LVM2.2.02.97/make.tmpl.in	2013-07-31 20:14:50.988498543 -0400
+++ LVM2.2.02.97.new/make.tmpl.in	2013-07-31 20:49:32.291536533 -0400
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 # Extra libraries always linked with static binaries
-STATIC_LIBS = $(SELINUX_LIBS) $(UDEV_STATIC_LIBS)
+STATIC_LIBS = $(SELINUX_STATIC_LIBS) $(UDEV_STATIC_LIBS)
 DEFS += @DEFS@
 CFLAGS += @CFLAGS@
 CLDFLAGS += @CLDFLAGS@
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 PTHREAD_LIBS = @PTHREAD_LIBS@
 READLINE_LIBS = @READLINE_LIBS@
 SELINUX_LIBS = @SELINUX_LIBS@
+SELINUX_STATIC_LIBS = @SELINUX_STATIC_LIBS@
 UDEV_LIBS = @UDEV_LIBS@
 UDEV_STATIC_LIBS = @UDEV_STATIC_LIBS@
 TESTING = @TESTING@