diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9cd9826..26d42a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -810,9 +810,7 @@ export PYTHON_PATH
 
 TEST_SHELL_PATH = $(SHELL_PATH)
 
-LIB_FILE = libgit.a
-XDIFF_LIB = xdiff/lib.a
-VCSSVN_LIB = vcs-svn/lib.a
+LIB_FILE = libgit.so
 
 GENERATED_H += command-list.h
 
@@ -1162,7 +1160,7 @@ THIRD_PARTY_SOURCES += compat/regex/%
 THIRD_PARTY_SOURCES += sha1collisiondetection/%
 THIRD_PARTY_SOURCES += sha1dc/%
 
-GITLIBS = common-main.o $(LIB_FILE) $(XDIFF_LIB)
+GITLIBS = common-main.o $(LIB_FILE)
 EXTLIBS =
 
 GIT_USER_AGENT = git/$(GIT_VERSION)
@@ -1203,7 +1201,7 @@ include config.mak.dev
 endif
 
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(DEVELOPER_CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
-ALL_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)
+ALL_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-rpath,$(gitexecdir_SQ)
 
 comma := ,
 empty :=
@@ -1882,7 +1880,7 @@ ifneq ($(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),s)
 ifndef V
 	QUIET_CC       = @echo '   ' CC $@;
 	QUIET_AR       = @echo '   ' AR $@;
-	QUIET_LINK     = @echo '   ' LINK $@;
+	QUIET_LINK     = @echo '   ' CCLD $@;
 	QUIET_BUILT_IN = @echo '   ' BUILTIN $@;
 	QUIET_GEN      = @echo '   ' GEN $@;
 	QUIET_LNCP     = @echo '   ' LN/CP $@;
@@ -2125,7 +2123,7 @@ git.sp git.s git.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
 	'-DGIT_MAN_PATH="$(mandir_relative_SQ)"' \
 	'-DGIT_INFO_PATH="$(infodir_relative_SQ)"'
 
-git$X: git.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(GITLIBS)
+git$X: GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) \
 		$(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
 
@@ -2464,9 +2462,8 @@ git-http-push$X: http.o http-push.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
 		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT) $(LIBS)
 
-git-remote-testsvn$X: remote-testsvn.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS) $(VCSSVN_LIB)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS) \
-	$(VCSSVN_LIB)
+git-remote-testsvn$X: remote-testsvn.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
 
 $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES): $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY)
 	$(QUIET_LNCP)$(RM) $@ && \
@@ -2478,14 +2475,8 @@ $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY): remote-curl.o http.o http-walker.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
 		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT) $(LIBS)
 
-$(LIB_FILE): $(LIB_OBJS)
-	$(QUIET_AR)$(RM) $@ && $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
-
-$(XDIFF_LIB): $(XDIFF_OBJS)
-	$(QUIET_AR)$(RM) $@ && $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
-
-$(VCSSVN_LIB): $(VCSSVN_OBJS)
-	$(QUIET_AR)$(RM) $@ && $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
+$(LIB_FILE): $(LIB_OBJS) $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(XDIFF_OBJS) $(VCSSVN_OBJS) git.o
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(RM) $@ && $(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) -lz -lpthread -shared -o $@ $^
 
 export DEFAULT_EDITOR DEFAULT_PAGER
 
@@ -2761,9 +2752,9 @@ perf: all
 
 .PHONY: test perf
 
-t/helper/test-line-buffer$X: $(VCSSVN_LIB)
+t/helper/test-line-buffer$X: $(LIB_FILE)
 
-t/helper/test-svn-fe$X: $(VCSSVN_LIB)
+t/helper/test-svn-fe$X: $(LIB_FILE)
 
 .PRECIOUS: $(TEST_OBJS)
 
@@ -2882,6 +2873,7 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)'
+	$(INSTALL) $(LIB_FILE) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(SCRIPT_LIB) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) $(install_bindir_programs) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'
 ifdef MSVC
@@ -3102,7 +3094,7 @@ cocciclean:
 clean: profile-clean coverage-clean cocciclean
 	$(RM) *.res
 	$(RM) $(OBJECTS)
-	$(RM) $(LIB_FILE) $(XDIFF_LIB) $(VCSSVN_LIB)
+	$(RM) $(LIB_FILE)
 	$(RM) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(SCRIPT_LIB) $(BUILT_INS) git$X
 	$(RM) $(TEST_PROGRAMS)
 	$(RM) $(FUZZ_PROGRAMS)