--- fortran/src/Makefile.am	2009-04-15 19:10:01.053733251 +0100
+++ fortran/src/Makefile.am	2009-04-15 19:12:49.874557795 +0100
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
          H5If.c H5Lf.c H5Of.c H5Pf.c H5Rf.c H5Sf.c H5Tf.c H5Zf.c        \
          $(PARALLEL_COND_SRC)
 
+libhdf5_fortran_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libhdf5.la
+
 # h5fc is generated during configure.
 # Remove it only when distclean.
 DISTCLEANFILES=h5fc
--- hl/fortran/src/Makefile.am	2009-04-15 19:10:01.245748616 +0100
+++ hl/fortran/src/Makefile.am	2009-04-15 19:30:56.042226227 +0100
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 libhdf5hl_fortran_la_SOURCES=H5LTfc.c  H5IMfc.c H5IMcc.c H5TBfc.c H5LTff.f90  \
                 H5IMff.f90 H5TBff.f90
+libhdf5hl_fortran_la_LIBADD=$(top_builddir)/hl/src/libhdf5_hl.la
 
 # Fortran module files can have different extensions and different names
 # (e.g., different capitalizations) on different platforms.  Write rules
--- hl/c++/src/Makefile.am	2009-04-15 19:10:01.249750013 +0100
+++ hl/c++/src/Makefile.am	2009-04-15 20:16:08.812068687 +0100
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 # Source files for the library
 # At the moment, only the H5PT Packet Table has a C++ API.
 libhdf5_hl_cpp_la_SOURCES=H5PacketTable.cpp
+libhdf5_hl_cpp_la_LIBADD=$(top_builddir)/hl/src/libhdf5_hl.la
 
 # Public headers
 include_HEADERS=H5PacketTable.h

--- hl/src/Makefile.am.orig	2009-11-10 22:12:08.000000000 +0100
+++ hl/src/Makefile.am	2010-01-17 15:55:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 libhdf5_hl_la_LDFLAGS= -version-info $(LT_VERS_INTERFACE):$(LT_VERS_REVISION):$(LT_VERS_AGE) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 
 libhdf5_hl_la_SOURCES=H5DS.c H5IM.c H5LT.c H5LTanalyze.c H5LTparse.c H5PT.c H5TB.c
+libhdf5_hl_la_LIBADD=$(top_builddir)/src/libhdf5.la
 
 # Public header files (to be installed)
 include_HEADERS=hdf5_hl.h H5IMpublic.h H5LTpublic.h H5TBpublic.h H5DSpublic.h H5PTpublic.h