-git-shell$X: compat/strlcpy.o abspath.o ctype.o exec_cmd.o quote.o strbuf.o usage.o wrapper.o shell.o
- $(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^)
+$(COMPAT_LIB): $(COMPAT_OBJS)
+ $(QUIET_AR)$(RM) $@ && $(AR) rcs $@ $(COMPAT_OBJS)
+
+git-shell$X: abspath.o ctype.o exec_cmd.o quote.o strbuf.o usage.o wrapper.o shell.o $(COMPAT_LIB)
+ $(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(COMPAT_LIB)