diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1b85d11..6367326 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -623,6 +623,22 @@ if test "$PROFILE"; then
 	generate include/ck_md.h.in include/ck_md.h
 	generate include/freebsd/ck_md.h.in include/freebsd/ck_md.h
 	echo "success"
+
+	LD=$CC
+	SONAME="$LDNAME_MAJOR"
+	LDFLAGS="-Wl,$CC_WL_OPT,$SONAME $LDFLAGS"
+	if test "$WANT_PIC" = "yes"; then
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -shared -fPIC"
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
+		ALL_LIBS="libck.so libck.a"
+		INSTALL_LIBS="install-so install-lib"
+	else
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fno-PIC"
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-PIC"
+		ALL_LIBS="libck.a"
+		INSTALL_LIBS="install-lib"
+	fi
+
 	printf "Generating build files..........."
 	generate src/Makefile.in src/Makefile
 	generate doc/Makefile.in doc/Makefile
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 0b7ae7b..7378849 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ libck.so: $(OBJECTS)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TARGET_DIR)/libck.so $(OBJECTS)
 
 libck.a: $(OBJECTS)
-	ar rcs $(TARGET_DIR)/libck.a $(OBJECTS)
+	$(AR) rcs $(TARGET_DIR)/libck.a $(OBJECTS)
 
 ck_array.o: $(INCLUDE_DIR)/ck_array.h $(SDIR)/ck_array.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $(TARGET_DIR)/ck_array.o $(SDIR)/ck_array.c