diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index fb8b33bc7e6..f708d8a1883 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -2320,3 +2320,4 @@ libmunge.so.2 munge-libs-0.5.11_1
 libmgba.so.0.3 libmgba-0.3.2_1
 libglabels-3.0.so.8 libglabels30-3.2.1_1
 libglbarcode-3.0.so.0 libglabels30-3.2.1_1
+libjim.so.0.76 jimtcl-0.76_2
diff --git a/srcpkgs/jimtcl/template b/srcpkgs/jimtcl/template
index 18727576f66..a005b208796 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jimtcl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jimtcl/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'jimtcl'
 pkgname=jimtcl
 version=0.76
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--full --with-ext=sqlite3"
+configure_args="--full --shared --with-ext=sqlite3"
 short_desc="Small footprint implementation of the Tcl programming language"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 makedepends="sqlite-devel"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 	sed -i "s/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET-//g" $DESTDIR/usr/bin/build-jim-ext
+	ln -s libjim.so.* ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libjim.so
 }
 
 jimtcl-devel_package() {
@@ -30,6 +31,6 @@ jimtcl-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin/build-jim-ext
 		vmove usr/include
-		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}
 }