configure.in    | 2 +-
 src/Makefile.am | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ac5ce92..cd8fc53 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT(src/eio_api_f.cpp)
-
+LT_INIT
 dnl the fortran stuff needs to be pretty new to work on SunOS
 dnl AC_PREREQ(2.59c)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1836aba..4d73a4b 100755
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ COMMON_SRCS =  \
 	EIOPartWriter.cpp \
 	EIOSolverAgent.cpp 
 
-libeioc_a_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SRCS) eio_api_c.cpp
-libeiof_a_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SRCS) eio_api_f.cpp
+libeioc_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SRCS) eio_api_c.cpp
+libeiof_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SRCS) eio_api_f.cpp
 
 # if USE_SHARED_LIBS
 # noinst_LIBRARIES = libeioc.a libeiof.a
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ libeiof_a_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SRCS) eio_api_f.cpp
 # libeiof.$(SHLEXT): libeiof.a
 # 	$(SH_LD2) $(SH_LDFLAGS) $(B64FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ libeiof.a
 # else
-lib_LIBRARIES = libeioc.a libeiof.a
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libeioc.la libeiof.la
 # endif