diff --git a/src/host/trxcon/.gitignore b/src/host/trxcon/.gitignore
index 1cc7ffbc4..b5c3a99db 100644
--- a/src/host/trxcon/.gitignore
+++ b/src/host/trxcon/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ install-sh
 missing
 compile
 
+# libtool by-products
+ltmain.sh
+libtool
+m4/*.m4
+
 # configure by-products
 .deps/
 Makefile
@@ -18,7 +23,9 @@ version.h
 
 # build by-products
 *.o
+*.lo
 *.a
+*.la
 
 /src/trxcon
 
diff --git a/src/host/trxcon/Makefile.am b/src/host/trxcon/Makefile.am
index 276eb06f0..5b1002c8c 100644
--- a/src/host/trxcon/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/host/trxcon/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	src \
 	$(NULL)
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 BUILT_SOURCES = \
 	$(top_srcdir)/.version \
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/src/host/trxcon/configure.ac b/src/host/trxcon/configure.ac
index 68bb3bdc7..9e0a198b7 100644
--- a/src/host/trxcon/configure.ac
+++ b/src/host/trxcon/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script
 AC_INIT([trxcon], [0.0.0])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+LT_INIT
 
 dnl kernel style compile messages
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ fi
 
 dnl Checks for typedefs, structures and compiler characteristics
 
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([include/Makefile
 		 include/osmocom/Makefile
 		 include/osmocom/bb/Makefile
diff --git a/src/host/trxcon/m4/.gitkeep b/src/host/trxcon/m4/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/host/trxcon/src/Makefile.am b/src/host/trxcon/src/Makefile.am
index bc2aa91b1..c97265b84 100644
--- a/src/host/trxcon/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/host/trxcon/src/Makefile.am
@@ -10,18 +10,10 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
 	$(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = trxcon
 
-trxcon_SOURCES = \
-	l1ctl_link.c \
-	l1ctl.c \
-	trx_if.c \
-	logging.c \
-	trxcon.c \
-	$(NULL)
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libl1sched.la
 
-# Scheduler
-trxcon_SOURCES += \
+libl1sched_la_SOURCES = \
 	sched_lchan_common.c \
 	sched_lchan_pdtch.c \
 	sched_lchan_desc.c \
@@ -36,8 +28,25 @@ trxcon_SOURCES += \
 	sched_trx.c \
 	$(NULL)
 
-trxcon_LDADD = \
+libl1sched_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBOSMOCODING_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
+
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = trxcon
+
+trxcon_SOURCES = \
+	l1ctl_link.c \
+	l1ctl.c \
+	trx_if.c \
+	logging.c \
+	trxcon.c \
+	$(NULL)
+
+trxcon_LDADD = \
+	libl1sched.la \
+	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
+	$(NULL)