diff --git a/lib/mk/gtest.mk b/lib/mk/gtest.mk
index 69b682f..9a11101 100644
--- a/lib/mk/gtest.mk
+++ b/lib/mk/gtest.mk
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ INC_DIR += $(GTEST_DIR)/include
 INC_DIR += $(GTEST_DIR)/include/internal
 
 LIBS += libc libm stdcxx
+SHARED_LIB = yes
 
 CC_CXX_WARN_STRICT =
diff --git a/run/gtest-samples.run b/run/gtest-samples.run
index e95c4bc..045b8d6 100644
--- a/run/gtest-samples.run
+++ b/run/gtest-samples.run
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ build_boot_image {
 	core init ld.lib.so
 	timer
 	libc.lib.so vfs.lib.so libm.lib.so posix.lib.so stdcxx.lib.so
-	gtest-samples
+	gtest.lib.so gtest-samples
 }
 
 append qemu_args " -nographic "
diff --git a/run/gtest.run b/run/gtest.run
index b2cac2c..e7667e0 100644
--- a/run/gtest.run
+++ b/run/gtest.run
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ build_boot_image {
 	core init ld.lib.so
 	timer ram_fs
 	libc.lib.so vfs.lib.so libm.lib.so posix.lib.so stdcxx.lib.so
-	gtest
+	gtest.lib.so gtest
 }
 
 append qemu_args " -nographic "