diff --git a/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am b/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am
index fb5d49e88..1cd70e7a5 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 if INSTALL_LIBXF86CONFIG
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libxf86config_internal.la
-lib_LIBRARIES = libxf86config.a
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libxf86config.la
 LIBHEADERS = \
 	xf86Optrec.h \
 	xf86Parser.h
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ INTERNAL_SOURCES= \
 libxf86config_internal_la_SOURCES = \
 	$(INTERNAL_SOURCES)
 
-libxf86config_a_SOURCES = \
+libxf86config_la_SOURCES = \
 	$(top_srcdir)/os/xprintf.c \
 	$(INTERNAL_SOURCES)
-libxf86config_a_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+libxf86config_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+libxf86config_la_LDFLAGS = -static
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(DIX_CFLAGS) $(XORG_CFLAGS) \
 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\" \