diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f60bdb2395..33cd584048 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5074,6 +5074,7 @@ src/examples/elua/Makefile
 src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile
 src/examples/elocation/Makefile
 src/lib/eina/eina_config.h
+src/lib/eina/Makefile
 src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_version.h
 src/lib/efl/Efl_Config.h
 spec/efl.spec
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/Makefile.am b/src/lib/eina/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee789b186b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/eina/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+CLEANFILES =
+BUILT_SOURCES =
+
+include Makefile_File.am
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libeina.la
+
+libeina_la_SOURCES = $(EINA_S)
+libeina_la_CPPFLAGS = $(EINA_FLAGS)
+libeina_la_LIBADD = @EINA_LIBS@ @UNWIND_LIBS@
+libeina_la_DEPENDENCIES = @EINA_INTERNAL_LIBS@
+libeina_la_LDFLAGS = @EFL_LTLIBRARY_FLAGS@
+
+libeina_la-%.Plo: lib_eina_libeina_la-%.Plo
+	ln -fs $(subst $(top_srcdir)/src/lib/eina/,,$<) $(subst $(top_srcdir)/src/lib/eina/,,$@)