diff --git a/liblinear/Makefile b/liblinear/Makefile
index 02181c64c..78f636bb8 100644
--- a/liblinear/Makefile
+++ b/liblinear/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ CFLAGS = -Wall -Wconversion -O3 -fPIC
 LIBS = blas/blas.a
 #LIBS = -lblas
 SHVER = 6
+AR = ar
+RANLIB = ranlib
 OS = $(shell uname)
 ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
 	SHARED_LIB_FLAG = -dynamiclib -Wl,-install_name,liblinear.so.$(SHVER)
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@ all: train predict
 lib: linear.o newton.o blas/blas.a
 	$(CXX) $(SHARED_LIB_FLAG) linear.o newton.o blas/blas.a -o liblinear.so.$(SHVER)
 
+liblinear.a: linear.o newton.o blas/blas.a
+	$(AR) rcv liblinear.a linear.o newton.o blas/*.o
+	$(RANLIB) liblinear.a
+
 train: newton.o linear.o train.c blas/blas.a
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -o train train.c newton.o linear.o $(LIBS)