diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog b/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
index 10b66fad..fda368d0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-01-22  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Install the library in $(backenddir).
+
 1999-12-11  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	* cpu.c: Only set smp flags when we're really on a SMP machine.
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am b/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am
index b0b455a3..54791821 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ LINK				= $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 INCLUDES			= @INCLUDES@
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES			= libgtop_sysdeps.la
+backenddir			= @LIBGTOP_BACKEND_DIR@
+
+backend_LTLIBRARIES		= libgtop_sysdeps.la
 
 libgtop_sysdeps_la_SOURCES	= open.c close.c cpu.c mem.c swap.c \
 				  uptime.c loadavg.c shm_limits.c msg_limits.c \
@@ -13,6 +15,6 @@ libgtop_sysdeps_la_SOURCES	= open.c close.c cpu.c mem.c swap.c \
 				  ppp.c
 libgtop_sysdeps_la_LIBADD	= @GLIB_LIBS@
 
-libgtop_sysdeps_la_LDFLAGS	= $(LT_VERSION_INFO)
+libgtop_sysdeps_la_LDFLAGS	= $(LT_VERSION_INFO) -export-dynamic
 
 include_HEADERS			= glibtop_server.h glibtop_machine.h