diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 004f8f704..43bbbc052 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.65 - 
 =================================
+  Link liblvm2cmd.so with devmapper-event and devmapper libs.
   Fix truncated total size displayed by pvscan.
   Add new --sysinit option for vgchange and lvchange.
   Suppress duplicate error messages about read failures and missing devices.
diff --git a/make.tmpl.in b/make.tmpl.in
index 2375e183a..69fab00f1 100644
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -320,11 +320,6 @@ install_lvm2_plugin: $(LIB_SHARED)
 	$(LN_S) -f $(<F) $(libdir)/$(<F).$(LIB_VERSION)
 endif
 
-%.so: %.a
-	$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@).$(LIB_VERSION) \
-	$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $@ \
-	@CLDWHOLEARCHIVE@ $< @CLDNOWHOLEARCHIVE@
-
 $(LIB_STATIC): $(OBJECTS)
 	$(RM) $@
 	$(AR) rs $@ $(OBJECTS)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index 47fa2db5e..e7b9b6aec 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ liblvm2cmd-static.a: $(top_builddir)/lib/liblvm-internal.a $(OBJECTS) lvmcmdlib.
 	$(AR) rs $@ $(OBJECTS) lvmcmdlib.o lvm2cmd-static.o
 
 liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX): liblvm2cmd.a $(LDDEPS)
+	$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname,$@.$(LIB_VERSION) \
+	$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LVMLIBS) $(LIBS) \
+		@CLDWHOLEARCHIVE@ liblvm2cmd.a @CLDNOWHOLEARCHIVE@
 
 liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION): liblvm2cmd.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
 	$(LN_S) -f $< $@