diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ea8681..30594a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+*.a
 *.o
 *.d
 /iast
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 603a390..d9eb42d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 PROGNAME = @PROGNAME@
+LIBNAME  = lib@PROGNAME@
+ANAME    = $(LIBNAME).a
 
 CC              = @CC@
+AR              = @AR@
 INSTALL         = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA    = @INSTALL_DATA@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ MKDIR_P         = @MKDIR_P@
 prefix      = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir      = @bindir@
+libdir      = @libdir@
 datarootdir = @datarootdir@
 mandir      = @mandir@
 
@@ -32,9 +36,12 @@ all: $(PROGNAME) tests/test $(PROGNAME).1.gz
 
 include $(wildcard *.d tests/*.d)
 
-$(PROGNAME): main.o $(OBJECTS)
+$(PROGNAME): main.o $(ANAME)
 	$(QUIET_LD) $(CC) $^ -o $@ $(LFLAGS)
 
+$(ANAME): $(OBJECTS)
+	$(QUIET_AR) $(AR) rcs $@ $^
+
 test: all
 	tests/test
 
@@ -51,17 +58,19 @@ tests/test: $(OBJECTS) $(TEST_OBJECTS)
 	$(QUIET_GEN) cat $< | gzip -f >$@
 
 install:
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(bindir) $(mandir)/man1
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(bindir) $(libdir) $(mandir)/man1
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(PROGNAME) $(bindir)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(ANAME) $(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PROGNAME).1.gz $(mandir)/man1
 
 uninstall:
 	$(RM) $(bindir)/$(PROGNAME)
+	$(RM) $(libdir)/$(ANAME)
 	$(RM) $(mandir)/man1/$(PROGNAME).1.gz
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(PROGNAME) tests/test $(PROGNAME).1.gz
-	$(RM) -r *.o */*.o */*.d *.d *.gcda *.gcno tests/coverage
+	$(RM) -r *.a *.o */*.o */*.d *.d *.gcda *.gcno tests/coverage
 
 clean-aux:
 	$(RM) -r $(AUX_FILES)
@@ -81,5 +90,6 @@ endif
 ifndef V
 QUIET_CC    = @echo "  CC     $@";
 QUIET_LD    = @echo "  CCLD   $@";
+QUIET_AR    = @echo "  AR     $@";
 QUIET_GEN   = @echo "  GEN    $@";
 endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 488d07d..dd9e2ac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PROGNAME], ["$PROGNAME"], [Name of the target binary])
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar])
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CHECK, check)