diff --git a/data/develop/Jamfile-engine b/data/develop/Jamfile-engine
index bdec959add..86c6c3f9a6 100644
--- a/data/develop/Jamfile-engine
+++ b/data/develop/Jamfile-engine
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ if ( $(OSPLAT) = X86 )
 	switch $(TYPE)
 	{
 		case APP : LINKFLAGS += -Xlinker -soname=_APP_ ;
-		case SHARED : LINKFLAGS += -nostart -Xlinker -soname=$(NAME) ;
+		case SHARED : LINKFLAGS += -shared -Xlinker -soname=$(NAME) ;
 		case DRIVER : LINKFLAGS += -nostdlib /boot/develop/lib/x86/_KERNEL_ ;
 	}
 } 
diff --git a/data/develop/makefile-engine b/data/develop/makefile-engine
index 274b0724a7..cf19c7b900 100644
--- a/data/develop/makefile-engine
+++ b/data/develop/makefile-engine
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ endif
 		LDFLAGS += -Xlinker -soname=_APP_
 	else
 	ifeq ($(strip $(TYPE)), SHARED)
-		LDFLAGS += -nostart -Xlinker -soname=$(NAME)
+		LDFLAGS += -shared -Xlinker -soname=$(NAME)
 	else
 	ifeq ($(strip $(TYPE)), DRIVER)
 		LDFLAGS += -nostdlib /boot/develop/lib/x86/_KERNEL_ \