--- audit-1.7.4.ebuild
+++ audit-1.7.4.ebuild
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
 			-e '/^SUBDIRS/s,zos-remote,,g' \
 			"${S}"/audisp/plugins/Makefile.am
 	fi
-
+	# Prevent building static _audit
+	sed -i -e 's/_audit_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version/& -shared /' \
+		swig/Makefile.am || die "sed failed"
+	
 	# Regenerate autotooling
 	eautoreconf
 }
@@ -93,6 +96,9 @@
 
 	# Security
 	lockdown_perms "${D}"
+
+	# removing pointless la
+	rm "${D}"$(python_get_sitedir)/_audit.la
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {