diff --git a/Makefile-libostree.am b/Makefile-libostree.am
index 1b265055..5d653f7f 100644
--- a/Makefile-libostree.am
+++ b/Makefile-libostree.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 include Makefile-libostree-defines.am
 
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libostree-kernel-args.la
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libostree-kernel-args.la libbupsplit.la
 
 libostree_kernel_args_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/libostree/ostree-kernel-args.h \
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES += libostree-1.la
 libostreeincludedir = $(includedir)/ostree-1
 libostreeinclude_HEADERS = $(libostree_public_headers)
 
+libbupsplit_la_SOURCES = \
+	src/libostree/bupsplit.h \
+	src/libostree/bupsplit.c \
+	$(NULL)
+
 libostree_1_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/libostree/ostree-async-progress.c \
 	src/libostree/ostree-cmdprivate.h \
@@ -49,8 +54,6 @@ libostree_1_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/libostree/ostree-lzma-compressor.h \
 	src/libostree/ostree-lzma-decompressor.c \
 	src/libostree/ostree-lzma-decompressor.h \
-	src/libostree/bupsplit.h \
-	src/libostree/bupsplit.c \
 	src/libostree/ostree-rollsum.h \
 	src/libostree/ostree-rollsum.c \
 	src/libostree/ostree-varint.h \
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ endif
 libostree_1_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/libglnx -I$(srcdir)/src/libotutil -I$(srcdir)/src/libostree \
 	$(OT_INTERNAL_GIO_UNIX_CFLAGS) $(OT_DEP_LZMA_CFLAGS) $(OT_DEP_ZLIB_CFLAGS)
 libostree_1_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number 1:0:0 -Bsymbolic-functions -export-symbols-regex '^ostree_'
-libostree_1_la_LIBADD = libotutil.la libglnx.la libostree-kernel-args.la $(OT_INTERNAL_GIO_UNIX_LIBS) $(OT_DEP_LZMA_LIBS) $(OT_DEP_ZLIB_LIBS)
+libostree_1_la_LIBADD = libotutil.la libbupsplit.la libglnx.la libostree-kernel-args.la $(OT_INTERNAL_GIO_UNIX_LIBS) $(OT_DEP_LZMA_LIBS) $(OT_DEP_ZLIB_LIBS)
 
 if USE_LIBARCHIVE
 libostree_1_la_CFLAGS += $(OT_DEP_LIBARCHIVE_CFLAGS)