diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 707daec8..de05f15b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(ldconfig,
 )
 AM_CONDITIONAL(RUN_LDCONFIG, test "$enable_ldconfig" = yes)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(library,
+	AS_HELP_STRING(--disable-library,do not install libntfs-3g but link
+		       it into ntfs-3g), ,
+	enable_library=yes
+)
+if test "$enable_library" != yes; then
+	enable_shared=no
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_LIBRARY, test "$enable_library" = yes)
+
 # Use GNU extensions if available.
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
 
diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am b/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am
index e58428d9..e37ea840 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+if INSTALL_LIBRARY
 linux_ntfsincludedir = $(includedir)/ntfs-3g
 linux_ntfsinclude_HEADERS = \
 	attrib.h		\
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@ linux_ntfsinclude_HEADERS = \
 	unistr.h		\
 	version.h		\
 	volume.h
+endif
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am b/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
index 50de3e86..5dca7cf5 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
+++ b/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@
 
 linux_ntfsincludedir = -I$(top_srcdir)/include/ntfs-3g
 
+if INSTALL_LIBRARY
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libntfs-3g.la
+else
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libntfs-3g.la
+endif
+
 libntfs_3g_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBNTFS_3G_VERSION)
 libntfs_3g_la_CFLAGS = $(LIBNTFS_3G_CFLAGS) 
 libntfs_3g_la_SOURCES =	\