diff --git a/openbsc/src/common/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/common/Makefile.am
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+++ b/openbsc/src/common/Makefile.am
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+INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
+AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+
+noinst_LIBRARIES = libcommon.a
+
+libcommon_a_SOURCES = bsc_version.c common_vty.c debug.c gsm_data.c socket.c talloc_ctx.c