diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
index 3def3d049..61ceda81e 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.am.common
 YFLAGS = -d
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcom_err.la
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libncom_err.la
 libcom_err_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:3:1
 
 if versionscript
 libcom_err_la_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT)$(srcdir)/version-script.map
 endif
 
-libcom_err_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_libintl)
+libcom_err_la_LIBADD = libncom_err.la $(LIB_libintl)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = compile_et
 
@@ -19,11 +20,13 @@ include_HEADERS = com_err.h com_right.h
 
 compile_et_SOURCES = compile_et.c compile_et.h parse.y lex.l lex.h
 
-libcom_err_la_CPPFLAGS = $(ROKEN_RENAME) $(INCLUDE_libintl)
-dist_libcom_err_la_SOURCES = error.c com_err.c roken_rename.h
+libcom_err_la_SOURCES = 
+
+libncom_err_la_CPPFLAGS = $(ROKEN_RENAME) $(INCLUDE_libintl)
+dist_libncom_err_la_SOURCES = error.c com_err.c roken_rename.h
 
 if do_roken_rename
-nodist_libcom_err_la_SOURCES = snprintf.c strlcpy.c
+nodist_libncom_err_la_SOURCES = snprintf.c strlcpy.c
 endif
 
 $(compile_et_OBJECTS): parse.h parse.c ## XXX broken automake 1.4s