diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 14b31b6ead..5290121456 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-03-21  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>
+
+	* db/Makefile: Don't try to install shared library link if not
+	building with shared libs.
+
 1999-03-19  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>
 
 	* rt/Makefile: Link against static library if no shared lib is
diff --git a/db/Makefile b/db/Makefile
index efe8b8feee..ac08e78859 100644
--- a/db/Makefile
+++ b/db/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ distribute	:= compat.h					\
 
 include ../Makeconfig
 
-install-others	:= $(inst_slibdir)/libdb.so$(libdb1.so-version) \
-		   $(db1-headers:%=$(inst_includedir)/db1/%)
+install-others	:= $(db1-headers:%=$(inst_includedir)/db1/%)
+
+ifeq (yes,$(build-shared))
+install-others	+= $(inst_slibdir)/libdb.so$(libdb1.so-version)
+endif
 
 $(inst_slibdir)/libdb.so$(libdb1.so-version): $(inst_slibdir)/libdb1-$(version).so $(+force)
 	rm -f $@