diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ef90e81b70..e7853e1510 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3403,7 +3403,10 @@ enabled spic && enable_weak pic
 # OS specific
 case $target_os in
     aix)
+        SHFLAGS=-shared
         add_cppflags '-I\$(SRC_PATH)/compat/aix'
+        enabled shared && add_ldflags -Wl,-brtl
+        ar_default='ar -Xany'
         ;;
     haiku)
         prefix_default="/boot/common"