diff --git a/openbsc/configure.ac b/openbsc/configure.ac
index c6ae159..ff51ccf 100644
--- a/openbsc/configure.ac
+++ b/openbsc/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
+LT_INIT
 
 dnl check for pkg-config (explained in detail in libosmocore/configure.ac)
 AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED, pkg-config, no)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am
index 6f836b0..ae9410c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon-cs/libcommon-cs.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libmsc/libmsc.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
 	$(LIBOSMOSCCP_LIBS) \
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/abis/Makefile.am b/openbsc/tests/abis/Makefile.am
index cbc3e07..1c5dede 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/abis/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/tests/abis/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 abis_test_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) \