diff --git a/Cantera/clib/SConscript b/Cantera/clib/SConscript
index 31ab2d14f..21d1f10d4 100644
--- a/Cantera/clib/SConscript
+++ b/Cantera/clib/SConscript
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ from buildutils import *
 Import('env', 'buildTargets', 'installTargets')
 
 localenv = env.Clone()
-lib = localenv.Library(pjoin('../../lib', 'clib'),
-                       source=mglob(localenv, 'src', 'cpp'))
+lib = localenv.SharedLibrary(pjoin('../../lib', 'clib'),
+                             source=mglob(localenv, 'src', 'cpp'),
+                             LIBS=env['cantera_libs'])
 inst = localenv.Install('$ct_libdir', lib)
 buildTargets.extend(lib)
 installTargets.extend(inst)
diff --git a/Cantera/clib/src/clib_defs.h b/Cantera/clib/src/clib_defs.h
index f3fa601f7..fe544211d 100755
--- a/Cantera/clib/src/clib_defs.h
+++ b/Cantera/clib/src/clib_defs.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef CTC_DEFS_H
 #define CTC_DEFS_H
 
+#include "ct_defs.h"
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 //   Either build as a DLL under Windows or  not. 
diff --git a/Cantera/python/SConscript b/Cantera/python/SConscript
index 2b22625a8..7ae2a14fe 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/SConscript
+++ b/Cantera/python/SConscript
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ make_setup = localenv.SubstFile('setup.py', 'setup.py.in')
 
 if env['python_package'] == 'full':
     pymodule = localenv.SharedLibrary('Cantera/_cantera', ['src/pycantera.cpp'],
-                                      LIBS=localenv['cantera_libs'],
+                                      LIBS='clib',
                                       SHLIBPREFIX='',
                                       SHLIBSUFFIX=gcv('SO'))
     buildTargets.extend(pymodule)
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index c5c7e7ea7..4949c710b 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ for header in mglob(env, 'Cantera/clib/src', 'h'):
     installTargets.extend(inst)
 
 ### List of libraries needed to link to Cantera ###
-linkLibs = ['clib','oneD','zeroD','equil','kinetics','transport',
+linkLibs = ['oneD','zeroD','equil','kinetics','transport',
             'thermo','ctnumerics','ctmath','tpx',
             'ctspectra','converters','ctbase']