--- a/libelf/Makefile.am
+++ b/libelf/Makefile.am
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ libelf.so: $(srcdir)/libelf.map $(libelf_so_LIBS) $(libelf_so_DEPS)
        @$(textrel_check)
        $(AM_V_at)ln -fs $@ $@.$(VERSION)
 
+libeu_objects = $(shell $(AR) t ../lib/libeu.a)
+libelf_a_LIBADD = $(addprefix ../lib/,$(libeu_objects))
+
 install: install-am libelf.so
        $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
        $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) libelf.so $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libelf-$(PACKAGE_VERSION).so