--- a/libopkg/Makefile.am
+++ b/libopkg/Makefile.am
@@ -38,16 +38,10 @@
 opkg_util_sources += sha256.c sha256.h
 endif
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libopkg.la
-libopkg_la_SOURCES = \
+noinst_LIBRARIES = libopkg.a
+libopkg_a_SOURCES = \
 	$(opkg_libcore_sources) \
 	$(opkg_cmd_sources) $(opkg_db_sources) \
 	$(opkg_util_sources) $(opkg_list_sources)
 
-libopkg_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.la $(CURL_LIBS) $(GPGME_LIBS) $(OPENSSL_LIBS) $(PATHFINDER_LIBS)
-
-# make sure we only export symbols that are for public use
-#libopkg_la_LDFLAGS = -export-symbols-regex "^opkg_.*"
-
-
-
+libopkg_a_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.a
--- a/libbb/Makefile.am
+++ b/libbb/Makefile.am
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 BUILD_CPU=@build_cpu@
 ALL_CFLAGS=-g -O -Wall -DHOST_CPU_STR=\"$(HOST_CPU)\" -DBUILD_CPU=@build_cpu@
 
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libbb.la
+noinst_LIBRARIES = libbb.a
 
-libbb_la_SOURCES = gz_open.c \
+libbb_a_SOURCES = gz_open.c \
 	libbb.h \
 	unzip.c \
 	wfopen.c \
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 #noinst_PROGRAMS = libopkg_test opkg_active_list_test
 noinst_PROGRAMS = libopkg_test
 
-#opkg_hash_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.la $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.la
+#opkg_hash_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.a $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.a
 #opkg_hash_test_SOURCES = opkg_hash_test.c
 #opkg_hash_test_CFLAGS = $(ALL_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)
 
-#opkg_extract_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.la $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.la
+#opkg_extract_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.a $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.a
 #opkg_extract_test_SOURCES = opkg_extract_test.c
 #opkg_extract_test_CFLAGS = $(ALL_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #opkg_active_list_test_SOURCES = opkg_active_list_test.c
 #opkg_active_list_test_CFLAGS = $(ALL_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)
 
-libopkg_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.la
+libopkg_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.a $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.a $(CURL_LIBS) $(GPGME_LIBS) $(OPENSSL_LIBS) $(PATHFINDER_LIBS)
 libopkg_test_SOURCE = libopkg_test.c
 libopkg_test_LDFLAGS = -static
 
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = opkg-cl
 
 opkg_cl_SOURCES = opkg-cl.c
-opkg_cl_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.la \
-                $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.la 
+opkg_cl_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libopkg/libopkg.a \
+                $(top_builddir)/libbb/libbb.a $(CURL_LIBS) $(GPGME_LIBS) $(OPENSSL_LIBS) $(PATHFINDER_LIBS)