diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.in b/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
index 044497dfb..feaf03158 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.in
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ LIBEXT = @LIBEXT@
 SHLIBEXT = @SHLIBEXT@
 LIBPREFIX = @LIBPREFIX@
 LDSHARED = @LDSHARED@
+LIB = $(LIBNAME).$(LIBEXT)
 lib_LIBRARIES = $(LIBNAME).$(LIBEXT)
 bin_PROGRAMS = compile_et$(EXECSUFFIX)
 include_HEADERS = com_right.h com_err.h