diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e49dc79..a6f9def 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 libzel.a
+libzel.so
 *.o
 doc
 tests/itest_arithmetic
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c80c52..60560d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
-CPPFLAGS += -I. -Iinclude
+CPPFLAGS += -I. -Iinclude -fPIC
 CFLAGS += -O3
 
 package := zel
@@ -65,12 +65,15 @@ dist_source := z80.c \
 .PHONY: all check clean distclean mostlyclean maintainer-clean dist distcheck doc-clean \
 	install install-html install-pdf html pdf uninstall uninstall-doc install-doc installcheck
 
-all: libzel.a
+all: libzel.a libzel.so
 
 libzel.a: z80.o z80_instructions.o
 	$(AR) -cr $@ $?
 	ranlib $@
 
+libzel.so: z80.o z80_instructions.o
+	gcc -shared -o $@ $?
+
 tables/%.tab: tables/%.spec tables/gen.pl
 	perl tables/gen.pl $< > $@
 
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ man: doc
 install:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) libzel.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) libzel.so $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/zel
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) include/zel/z80.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/zel
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) include/zel/z80_instructions.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/zel