--- swig/Makefile.am
+++ swig/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 LIBS = $(top_builddir)/lib/libaudit.la
 python_PYTHON = audit.py
 pyexec_LTLIBRARIES = _audit.la
-_audit_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+_audit_la_CFLAGS = -shared
+_audit_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -shared
 _audit_la_HEADERS: $(top_builddir)/config.h 
 _audit_la_DEPENDENCIES =${top_srcdir}/lib/libaudit.h ${top_builddir}/lib/libaudit.la
 nodist__audit_la_SOURCES  = audit_wrap.c