diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index bcccf028cf..da601647bc 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -6531,3 +6531,9 @@ Rom    27 Sept 2011
         
     html/user/
         get_project_config.php
+
+Rom    27 Sept 2011
+    lib: only build the static version of libboinc.
+
+    lib/
+        Makefile.am
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 18defb25de..24907f54a8 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libboinc.la libboinc_crypt.la
 libboinc_la_SOURCES = $(generic_sources) $(mac_sources)
 libboinc_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 libboinc_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
-libboinc_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
+libboinc_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -static -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
 libboinc_la_LIBADD =
 
 libboinc_crypt_la_SOURCES = crypt.cpp
 libboinc_crypt_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 libboinc_crypt_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
-libboinc_crypt_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
+libboinc_crypt_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -static -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
 libboinc_crypt_la_LIBADD =