diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 708264b6a7..a6e402d22a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
-LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) -export-dynamic
 
 SUBDIRS = pics clients
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = kwin
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = kwin.la
 
-kwin_SOURCES = atoms.cpp  client.cpp main.cpp stdclient.cpp workspace.cpp tabbox.cpp options.cpp plugins.cpp
+kwin_la_SOURCES = atoms.cpp  client.cpp main.cpp stdclient.cpp workspace.cpp tabbox.cpp options.cpp plugins.cpp
+kwin_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KDEUI)
+kwin_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -module -avoid-version
 
-kwin_LDADD = $(LIB_KDEUI)
+kwin_SOURCES = dummy.cpp
+kwin_LDADD = kwin.la
+kwin_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) -export-dynamic -rdynamic
 
 KDE_ICON = kwin
 
@@ -17,3 +21,7 @@ METASOURCES = AUTO
 messages:
 	$(XGETTEXT) -kaliasLocal *.h *.cpp -o $(podir)/kwin.pot
 
+
+dummy.cpp:
+	echo > dummy.cpp
+