diff --git a/lib/kafs/Makefile.am b/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
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+# $Id$
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies foreign
+
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include $(INCLUDE_krb4)
+
+lib_LIBRARIES = libkafs.a
+#EXTRA_LIBRARIES = afslib.so
+
+libkafs_a_SOURCES = afssys.c afskrb5.c
+#afslib_so_SOURCES = afslib.c
+
+
+# AIX: this almost works with gcc, but somehow it fails to use the
+# correct ld, use ld instead
+afslib.so: afslib.o
+	ld -o $@ -bM:SRE -bI:$(srcdir)/afsl.exp -bE:$(srcdir)/afslib.exp -bnoentry afslib.o
+
+$(OBJECTS): ../../include/config.h