diff --git a/lisp/Makefile b/lisp/Makefile
index 4e4347d9..3cf97029 100644
--- a/lisp/Makefile
+++ b/lisp/Makefile
@@ -11,15 +11,26 @@ SCMSRC    = default.scm box.scm label.scm draw.scm drc.scm \
             stack.scm layout.scm prs.scm help.scm gate.scm \
             sel.scm
 
-all:
-
 include ${MAGICDIR}/defs.mak
 
 INST_SCMSRC = ${SCMSRC:%=$(DESTDIR)${INSTALL_SCMDIR}/%}
 
+CLEANS = lisp${SHDLIB_EXT} liblisp.o liblisp.a ${SRCS:%.c=%.o}
+
+# Empty default target
+all:
+
+lisp${SHDLIB_EXT}:
+	@echo --- making lisp library \(lisp${SHDLIB_EXT}\)
+	${RM} lisp${SHDLIB_EXT}
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} -o $@ ${LDFLAGS} ${LDDL_FLAGS} ${SRCS} \
+		${LD_SHARED} -lc ${LIBS}
+
+
 install: ${INST_SCMSRC}
 
-$(DESTDIR)${SCMDIR}/%: scm/%
+$(DESTDIR)${INSTALL_SCMDIR}/%: scm/%
+	test -d "$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_SCMDIR)" || mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_SCMDIR)"
 	${CP} scm/$* $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_SCMDIR)/$*
 
 include ${MAGICDIR}/rules.mak