diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85059973..483b8784 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,27 +4,9 @@ SUBDIRS	= lib bin
 
 .PHONY: all
 all:
-	@echo
-	@echo "********************************"
-	@echo "*** Building shared libxbps  ***"
-	@echo "********************************"
-	@echo
-	$(MAKE) -C lib
-	@echo
-	@echo "********************************"
-	@echo "*** Building shared binaries ***"
-	@echo "********************************"
-	@echo
-	$(MAKE) -C bin
-	@echo 
-	@echo "********************************"
-	@echo "*** Building static binaries ***"
-	@echo "********************************"
-	@echo
-	$(MAKE) -C lib clean
-	$(MAKE) -C bin clean
-	$(MAKE) STATIC=1 -C lib
-	$(MAKE) STATIC=1 -C bin
+	for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do		\
+		$(MAKE) -C $$dir;		\
+	done
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index c5038555..7d670f3d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ libxbps.a: $(OBJS)
 .PHONY: install
 install: all
 	install -d $(LIBDIR)
+ifdef STATIC
 	install -m 644 libxbps.a $(LIBDIR)
+endif
 	install -m 644 $(LIBXBPS_SHLIB) $(LIBDIR)
 	cp -a libxbps.so $(LIBDIR)
 	cp -a libxbps.so.$(LIBMAJOR) $(LIBDIR)
diff --git a/prog.mk b/prog.mk
index 6b570d2d..3891d786 100644
--- a/prog.mk
+++ b/prog.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ clean:
 install: $(BIN) $(MAN)
 	install -d $(SBINDIR)
 	install $(INSTALL_STRIPPED) -m 755 $(BIN) $(SBINDIR)
+ifdef STATIC
 	install $(INSTALL_STRIPPED) -m 755 $(BIN).static $(SBINDIR)
+endif
 ifdef MAN
 	install -d $(MANDIR)
 	install -m 644 $(MAN) $(MANDIR)