diff --git a/src/C/Makefile.am b/src/C/Makefile.am
index d2696ba..4a101c0 100644
--- a/src/C/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/C/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ include_HEADERS =				\
 EXTRA_HEADERS =
 
 # Listing of sources
-libH5hutC_la_SOURCES =			\
+libH5hutC_la_SOURCES =				\
 	H5.c					\
 	H5_attribs.c				\
 	H5_attachments.c			\
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ libH5hutC_la_SOURCES =			\
 
 libH5hutC_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:0 -rpath '$(libdir)'
 
-all: all-am
-
-clean: clean-am
+all-local:
+	$(INSTALL) -m644 .libs/libH5hutC.a ../lib
 
diff --git a/src/h5core/Makefile.am b/src/h5core/Makefile.am
index ac806f9..ac974fe 100644
--- a/src/h5core/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/h5core/Makefile.am
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ libH5hut_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(EXTRA_HEADERS)
 
 libH5hut_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:0
 
-all: all-am
+all-local:
+	$(INSTALL) -m644 .libs/libH5hut.a ../lib
 
 install-exec-local:
 	@$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/h5core