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

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3e5cd27..1d8b065 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl TODO: get fortran name mangling sceme and use it in the fortran api (spfortr
 dnl using the convenience macros provided by automake
 
 AC_INIT(src/eig.c)
-
+LT_INIT
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 2e39c11..e10a91d 100755
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ matc_SOURCES = main.c
 
 endif
 
-matc_LDADD = libmatc.a
+matc_LDADD = libmatc.la
 
-lib_LIBRARIES = libmatc.a
-libmatc_a_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SRCS)
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libmatc.la
+libmatc_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_SRCS)