diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 29b94d00..a94e897f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ if test "$with_sha_crypt" = "yes"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(USE_SHA_CRYPT, 1, [Define to allow the SHA256 and SHA512 password encryption algorithms])
 fi
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_SHARED, test "x$enable_shared" = "xyes")
-
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_BCRYPT, test "x$with_bcrypt" = "xyes")
 if test "$with_bcrypt" = "yes"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(USE_BCRYPT, 1, [Define to allow the bcrypt password encryption algorithm])
diff --git a/libsubid/Makefile.am b/libsubid/Makefile.am
index ca4a1e1e..09ec3416 100644
--- a/libsubid/Makefile.am
+++ b/libsubid/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libsubid.la
-if ENABLE_SHARED
-libsubid_la_LDFLAGS = -Wl,-soname,libsubid.so.@LIBSUBID_ABI@ \
-	-shared -version-info @LIBSUBID_ABI_MAJOR@
-endif
 libsubid_la_SOURCES = api.c
-libsubid_la_LDFLAGS = -export-symbols-regex '^subid_'
+libsubid_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBSUBID_ABI_MAJOR@ -export-symbols-regex '^subid_'
 
 pkginclude_HEADERS = subid.h