diff --git a/cf/version-script.m4 b/cf/version-script.m4
index f0c7aea88..f33601a26 100644
--- a/cf/version-script.m4
+++ b/cf/version-script.m4
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int gss_init_creds(int foo) { return 0; }
 EOF
 
   if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS conftest.c])  && 
-     AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} -Wl,--version-script,conftest.map $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -o libconftestlib.so conftest.o]);
+     AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} -shared -Wl,--version-script,conftest.map $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -o libconftestlib.so conftest.o]);
   then
     rk_cv_version_script=yes
   fi