--- python/Makefile.am
+++ python/Makefile.am
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/include \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/include	\
-	-I$(PYTHON_INCLUDES)
+	-I$(PYTHON_INCLUDES) \
+	-shared
 
 python_LTLIBRARIES = libxml2mod.la
 
 libxml2mod_la_SOURCES = libxml.c libxml_wrap.h libxml2-py.h libxml2-py.c types.c
-libxml2mod_la_LDFLAGS = $(CYGWIN_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) -module -avoid-version \
+libxml2mod_la_LDFLAGS = $(CYGWIN_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) -module -avoid-version -shared \
         $(top_builddir)/libxml2.la $(CYGWIN_EXTRA_PYTHON_LIBADD) $(WIN32_EXTRA_PYTHON_LIBADD) $(PYTHON_LIBS)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = libxml2-export.c libxml2-py.h libxml2-py.c