diff --git a/build/top.mk b/build/top.mk
index 1a9d11cb02b5017fa28e807d4302b8a621d37001..c836f374ee194eb2552bf14a06ea317f7ee068f7 100644
--- a/build/top.mk
+++ b/build/top.mk
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ LDAP_LIBLBER_LA = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/liblber/liblber.la
 LDAP_LIBLDAP_LA = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/libldap/libldap.la
 LDAP_LIBLDAP_R_LA = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/libldap_r/libldap_r.la
 
-LDAP_LIBLREWRITE_LA = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/librewrite/liblrewrite.la
+LDAP_LIBREWRITE_A = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/librewrite/librewrite.a
 LDAP_LIBLUNICODE_A = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/liblunicode/liblunicode.a
 LDAP_LIBLUTIL_A = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/liblutil/liblutil.a
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ LDAP_L = $(LDAP_LIBLUTIL_A) \
 	$(LDAP_LIBLDAP_LA) $(LDAP_LIBLBER_LA)
 SLURPD_L = $(LDAP_LIBLUTIL_A) \
 	$(LDAP_LIBLDAP_R_LA) $(LDAP_LIBLBER_LA)
-SLAPD_L = $(LDAP_LIBLUNICODE_A) $(LDAP_LIBLREWRITE_LA) \
+SLAPD_L = $(LDAP_LIBLUNICODE_A) $(LDAP_LIBREWRITE_A) \
 	$(SLURPD_L)
 
 WRAP_LIBS = @WRAP_LIBS@
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 420943373ef2b1c2f9be9f7a469b7a75dbf9d0f7..c26e2c5a32494f97ca462f33f64e0a7ae6895a55 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile:build/top.mk:Makefile.in:build/dir.mk]
 [libraries/libldap_r/Makefile:build/top.mk:libraries/libldap_r/Makefile.in:build/lib.mk:build/lib-shared.mk]
 [libraries/liblunicode/Makefile:build/top.mk:libraries/liblunicode/Makefile.in:build/lib.mk:build/lib-static.mk]
 [libraries/liblutil/Makefile:build/top.mk:libraries/liblutil/Makefile.in:build/lib.mk:build/lib-static.mk]
-[libraries/librewrite/Makefile:build/top.mk:libraries/librewrite/Makefile.in:build/lib.mk:build/lib-shared.mk]
+[libraries/librewrite/Makefile:build/top.mk:libraries/librewrite/Makefile.in:build/lib.mk:build/lib-static.mk]
 [servers/Makefile:build/top.mk:servers/Makefile.in:build/dir.mk]
 [servers/slapd/Makefile:build/top.mk:servers/slapd/Makefile.in:build/srv.mk]
 [servers/slapd/back-bdb/Makefile:build/top.mk:servers/slapd/back-bdb/Makefile.in:build/mod.mk]
diff --git a/libraries/librewrite/Makefile.in b/libraries/librewrite/Makefile.in
index bb3b8272f2fac0aa55572e7093f9012e16e2f9c6..7c322490685361153080e2578ea36ad2a3aa3ad9 100644
--- a/libraries/librewrite/Makefile.in
+++ b/libraries/librewrite/Makefile.in
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ SRCS = config.c context.c info.c ldapmap.c map.c params.c rule.c \
 	session.c subst.c var.c xmap.c \
 	parse.c rewrite.c
 XSRCS = version.c
-OBJS = config.lo context.lo info.lo ldapmap.lo map.lo params.lo rule.lo \
-	session.lo subst.lo var.lo xmap.lo
+OBJS = config.o context.o info.o ldapmap.o map.o params.o rule.o \
+	session.o subst.o var.o xmap.o
 
 LDAP_INCDIR= ../../include       
 LDAP_LIBDIR= ../../libraries
 
-LIBRARY = liblrewrite.la
+LIBRARY = librewrite.a
 PROGRAMS	= rewrite
 XLIBS = $(LIBRARY) $(LDAP_LIBLUTIL_A) \
 	$(LDAP_LIBLDAP_R_LA) $(LDAP_LIBLBER_LA)
@@ -35,8 +35,3 @@ XXXLIBS = $(LTHREAD_LIBS)
 
 rewrite:	$(XLIBS) rewrite.o parse.o
 	$(LTLINK) -o $@ rewrite.o parse.o $(LIBS)
-
-install-local: FORCE
-	-$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-	$(LTINSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) -m 644 $(LIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-	$(LTFINISH) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/back-meta/Makefile.in
index 46be0895a5b5fbe1c10fc8e08d985fbe4a4268c1..1292b4c858f6d802fb3169dfdeb77c1ca1b61a2a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/Makefile.in
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ BUILD_MOD = @BUILD_META@
 mod_DEFS = -DSLAPD_IMPORT
 MOD_DEFS = $(@BUILD_META@_DEFS)
 
-shared_LDAP_LIBS = $(LDAP_LIBLDAP_R_LA) $(LDAP_LIBLBER_LA) \
-	$(LDAP_LIBLREWRITE_LA)
+shared_LDAP_LIBS = $(LDAP_LIBLDAP_R_LA) $(LDAP_LIBLBER_LA)
 NT_LINK_LIBS = -L.. -lslapd $(@BUILD_LIBS_DYNAMIC@_LDAP_LIBS)
 UNIX_LINK_LIBS = $(@BUILD_LIBS_DYNAMIC@_LDAP_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/overlays/Makefile.in
index e1caea4dc033d72e99587332903d887028b24b99..59547e22feb72671ea2fcee021e0c49b6eba22e7 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/Makefile.in
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ rwm_x.o: rwm.o rwmconf.o rwmdn.o rwmmap.o
 	$(LD) -r -o $@ rwm.o rwmconf.o rwmdn.o rwmmap.o
 	
 rwm.la : rwm.lo rwmconf.lo rwmdn.lo rwmmap.lo
-	$(LTLINK_MOD) -module -o $@ rwm.lo rwmconf.lo rwmdn.lo rwmmap.lo \
-		version.lo $(LINK_LIBS) $(LDAP_LIBLREWRITE_LA)
+	$(LTLINK_MOD) -module -o $@ rwm.lo rwmconf.lo rwmdn.lo rwmmap.lo version.lo $(LINK_LIBS)
 
 syncprov.la : syncprov.lo
 	$(LTLINK_MOD) -module -o $@ syncprov.lo version.lo $(LINK_LIBS)