diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5157325e..984c6275a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 LT_INIT
 
+dnl patching ${archive_cmds} to affect generation of file "libtool" to fix linking with clang 
+AS_CASE(["$LD"],[*clang*],
+  [AS_CASE(["${host_os}"],
+     [*linux*],[archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags $wl-soname $wl$soname -o $lib'])])
+
 dnl check for pkg-config (explained in detail in libosmocore/configure.ac)
 AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED, pkg-config, no)
 if test "x$PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED" = "xno"; then