diff --git a/libntfs/Makefile.am b/libntfs/Makefile.am
index e69de29b..9b6ed8bd 100644
--- a/libntfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/libntfs/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#
+# Before making a release, the LTVERSION string should be modified.
+# The string is of the form CURRENT:REVISION:AGE.
+#
+# CURRENT (C)
+#	The most recent interface number that this library implements.
+#
+# REVISION (R)
+#	The implementation number that this library implements.
+#
+# AGE (A)
+#	The difference between the newest and oldest interfaces that this
+#	library implements. In other works, the library implements all the
+#	interface numbers in the range from number 'CURRENT - AGE' to
+#	'CURRENT'.
+#
+# This means that:
+#
+#   - If interfaces have been changed or added, but binary compatibility has
+#     been preserved, change to C+1:0:A+1
+#
+#   - If binary compatibility has been broken (eg removed or changed
+#     interfaces) change to C+1:0:0
+#
+#   - If the interface is the same as the previous version, change to C:R+1:A
+#
+
+LTVERSION = 4:0:0
+
+# Need this to enable 64-bit (device) file access functions and parameters.
+if DEBUG
+AM_CFLAGS = -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -g -DDEBUG -Wall
+else
+AM_CFLAGS = -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+endif
+
+linux_ntfsincludedir = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libntfs.la
+libntfs_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LTVERSION)
+libntfs_la_SOURCES =	\
+        attrib.c	\
+        bootsect.c	\
+	debug.c		\
+	dir.c		\
+        disk_io.c	\
+	inode.c		\
+        mft.c		\
+	mst.c		\
+	runlist.c	\
+	unistr.c	\
+        volume.c
+
+INCLUDES = $(linux_ntfsincludedir) $(all_includes)
+