diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 318b77a5e0..7eec2d76ab 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ libfreeswitch_spandsp_la_CFLAGS  = -Ilibs/spandsp/src $(CORE_CFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS
 CORE_LIBS+=libfreeswitch_spandsp.la
 lib_LTLIBRARIES	         = libfreeswitch.la
 libfreeswitch_la_CFLAGS  = $(CORE_CFLAGS) $(PCRE_CFLAGS) $(SPEEX_CFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS)
-libfreeswitch_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0 $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_CORE_LDFLAGS) -shared -no-undefined
+libfreeswitch_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0 $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_CORE_LDFLAGS) -no-undefined
 libfreeswitch_la_LIBADD  = $(CORE_LIBS) $(APR_LIBS) $(PCRE_LIBS) $(SPEEX_LIBS) $(PLATFORM_CORE_LIBS)
 libfreeswitch_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)