diff --git a/base/libpcap/libpcap.conf b/base/libpcap/libpcap.conf
index 1cf154a1e..6b9de95ed 100644
--- a/base/libpcap/libpcap.conf
+++ b/base/libpcap/libpcap.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+# build and install shared libraries if the target supports it
+if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" != '1' ] ; then
+	var_append makeopt ' ' "shared"
+	var_append makeinstopt ' ' "install-shared"
+	hook_add postmake 6 "cd $root/$libdir; ln -svf libpcap.so{.$ver,}"
+fi
+
 # enable IPv6 support by default
 var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-ipv6'