diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d93cd51f..0b47f4b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SOURCES      = $(shell find src -name '*.cpp' -or -name '*.c')
 TESTS        = $(shell find spec -name '*.cpp') $(shell find examples -name '*.c')
 SRC_OBJECTS  = $(foreach file, $(SOURCES), $(basename $(file)).o)
 TEST_OBJECTS = $(foreach file, $(TESTS), $(basename $(file)).o)
-LIB_FILE     = lib$(LIB_NAME)$(SO)
+LIB_FILE     = lib$(LIB_NAME).a
 TEST_BIN     = spec/run.out
 
 ### build configuration ###
@@ -22,18 +22,21 @@ CPPFLAGS ?= -Wall -std=c++11 -g -m64
 ### targets ###
 all: $(LIB_FILE)
 
+$(LIB_FILE): $(SRC_OBJECTS)
+	ar rcs $@ $^
+
+test: $(TEST_BIN)
+	./$<
+
+$(TEST_BIN): $(TEST_OBJECTS) $(LIB_FILE)
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $^ -o $@
+
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Iinclude -Isrc/runtime -c $< -o $@
 
 %.o: %.cpp
 	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) -Iinclude -Isrc/compiler -Isrc/runtime -Iexternals/bandit -Ispec -c $< -o $@
 
-test: $(TEST_BIN)
-	./$<
-
-$(TEST_BIN): $(TEST_OBJECTS) $(SRC_OBJECTS)
-	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(TEST_OBJECTS) $(SRC_OBJECTS) -o $@
-
 debug: $(TEST_BIN)
 	gdb $<