diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0d362d60..4ba0e89f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ librecoll_la_LIBADD = $(LIBXAPIAN) $(LIBICONV) $(LIBTHREADS)
 PicStatic: $(librecoll_la_OBJECTS)
 	rm -f .libs/librecoll.a
 	rm -f .libs/librecoll.so
-	libtool --mode=link gcc -g -O -o librecoll.la \
+	libtool --tag=LD --mode=link gcc -g -O -o librecoll.la \
 		$(librecoll_la_OBJECTS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = recollindex