diff --git a/config/rules/defaults.mak b/config/rules/defaults.mak
index aca1573..cb3fcba 100644
--- a/config/rules/defaults.mak
+++ b/config/rules/defaults.mak
@@ -69,15 +69,21 @@ ifdef N
 	MADE_FROM_ABOVE:=$(N)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(SHARED),0)
+    LIBTYPE=so
+else
+    LIBTYPE=a
+endif
+
 ifndef PROJECT_LIBDEPS
-    PROJECT_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).a)
+    PROJECT_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).$(LIBTYPE))
 endif
 ifndef PROJECT_LIBS
     PROJECT_LIBS = $(foreach l,$(PROJECT_LIBRARIES),-L$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l)) -l$(l))
 endif
 
 ifndef REQUIRED_LIBDEPS
-    REQUIRED_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).a)
+    REQUIRED_LIBDEPS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l))/lib$(l).$(LIBTYPE))
 endif
 ifndef REQUIRED_LIBS
     REQUIRED_LIBS = $(foreach l,$(REQUIRED_LIBRARIES),-L$(REQUIRED_LIBRARY_DIR_$(l)) -l$(l))
diff --git a/config/rules/library.mak b/config/rules/library.mak
index 0181988..2038239 100644
--- a/config/rules/library.mak
+++ b/config/rules/library.mak
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ endif
  ###########################################################################
 
 lib%.so : lib%.a
-	@echo Make Shared Library $*
+	@echo Make Shared Library $(*F)
 	@if [ ! -d shared_space ] ; then mkdir shared_space ; else $(RM) -f shared_space/*.o ; fi
 	@(cd shared_space ; $(AR) x ../$< ) 
-	@echo Link Shared Library $*
-	if [ -n "$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_NEEDS_SYSLIBS_$*)" ] ; then libs='$(JAVA_PROJECT_LIBS)' ; fi ;\
-	$(subst XXX,$@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$*),$(MAKE_SHARED_LIB)) shared_space/*.o $(PROJECT_LIBRARY_USES_$*:%=-L. -l%) $$libs
+	@echo Link Shared Library $(*F)
+	if [ -n "$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_NEEDS_SYSLIBS_$(*F))" ] ; then libs='$(JAVA_PROJECT_LIBS)' ; fi ;\
+	$(subst XXX,$@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$(*F)),$(subst YYY,$(@F).$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$(*F)),$(MAKE_SHARED_LIB))) shared_space/*.o $(PROJECT_LIBRARY_USES_$(*F):%=-L. -l%) $$libs
 	@$(RM) -f shared_space/*.o $@
-	@ln -s $@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$*) $@
+	@ln -s $(@F).$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$(*F)) $@
 
  ###########################################################################
  ##                                                                       ##