diff --git a/wmhdplop/Makefile.am b/wmhdplop/Makefile.am

index 0c655e6..9f929fb 100644

--- a/wmhdplop/Makefile.am

+++ b/wmhdplop/Makefile.am

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

 bin_PROGRAMS=wmhdplop

-noinst_PROGRAMS=@GKHDPLOP@

-EXTRA_PROGRAMS=gkhdplop.so

+gkhdplop_LTLIBRARIES=gkhdplop.la

+gkhdplopdir = $(libdir)/gkrellm2/plugins/

 EXTRA_DIST=autogen.sh gkrellm_hdplop.c

@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ GTK2_LIBS = @GTK2_LIBS@

 LIBTOOLSUX_GKHDPLOP_SRC=wmhdplop.c util.c util.h procstat.c procstat.h devnames.c devnames.h global.h dockapp_imlib2.c dockapp_imlib2.h gkrellm_hdplop.c

-gkhdplop_so_SOURCES=$(LIBTOOLSUX_GKHDPLOP_SRC)

-gkhdplop_so_CFLAGS=-DGKRELLM -fPIC $(GTK2_CFLAGS) $(IMLIB2_CFLAGS)

-gkhdplop_so_LDFLAGS=-shared -Wl $(IMLIB2_LIBS) -lm

+gkhdplop_la_SOURCES=$(LIBTOOLSUX_GKHDPLOP_SRC)

+gkhdplop_la_CFLAGS=-DGKRELLM $(GTK2_CFLAGS) $(IMLIB2_CFLAGS)

+gkhdplop_la_LDFLAGS=-module -avoid-version

+gkhdplop_la_LIBADD=$(IMLIB2_LIBS) -lm

 all: @GKHDPLOP@

diff --git a/wmhdplop/configure.ac b/wmhdplop/configure.ac

index 5f110c0..d28f834 100644

--- a/wmhdplop/configure.ac

+++ b/wmhdplop/configure.ac

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ else

      echo -e "${YELLOW}gkrellm2/gkrellm.h header not found or unusable${RESET}... cannot build gkhdplop.so"

      build_gkhdplop="no"

   else

-    GKHDPLOP="gkhdplop.so"

+    GKHDPLOP="gkhdplop.la"

   fi

   CPPFLAGS="$SAVECPPFLAGS"

 fi