diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 40a655cdd4..0961c1740f 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ install-lib-shared: $(SLIBNAME)
 install-lib-static: $(LIB)
 	install -d "$(libdir)"
 	install -m 644 $(LIB) "$(libdir)"
+	$(LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD)
 
 install-headers:
 	install -d "$(incdir)"
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 17a60664b4..96cc9535b4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ SLIBSUF=".dylib"
 SLIBNAME_WITH_FULLVERSION='$(SLIBPREF)$(NAME).$(LIBVERSION)$(SLIBSUF)'
 SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR='$(SLIBPREF)$(NAME).$(LIBMAJOR)$(SLIBSUF)'
 FFSERVERLDFLAGS=-Wl,-bind_at_load
+LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD="\$(RANLIB) \"\$(libdir)/\$(LIB)\""
 ;;
 MINGW32*)
 # Note: the rest of the mingw32 config is done afterwards as mingw32
@@ -1762,6 +1763,7 @@ if test "$lshared" = "yes" ; then
   echo "SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR=${SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR}" >> config.mak
   echo "SLIB_EXTRA_CMD=${SLIB_EXTRA_CMD}" >> config.mak
 fi
+echo "LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD=${LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD}" >> config.mak
 echo "EXTRALIBS=$extralibs" >> config.mak
 
 # If you do not want to use encoders, disable them.