diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index bdb0ef485bb8381033b53920de537ed0bd0e131a..0b20f1fa1d5db77ef227f837afc8b35de7137040 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ libvirt_la_CFLAGS = -DIN_LIBVIRT $(AM_CFLAGS)
 libvirt_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD) $(LIBVIRT_SYMBOL_FILE)
 
 if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
-libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_probes.o
+libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_probes.lo
 libvirt_la_DEPENDENCIES += libvirt_probes.o
 nodist_libvirt_la_SOURCES = libvirt_probes.h
 if WITH_REMOTE
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ endif WITH_REMOTE
 BUILT_SOURCES += libvirt_probes.h libvirt_probes.stp libvirt_functions.stp
 
 if WITH_QEMU
-libvirt_driver_qemu_la_LIBADD += libvirt_qemu_probes.o
+libvirt_driver_qemu_la_LIBADD += libvirt_qemu_probes.lo
 nodist_libvirt_driver_qemu_la_SOURCES = libvirt_qemu_probes.h
 libvirt_driver_qemu_la_DEPENDENCIES = libvirt_qemu_probes.o
 
@@ -1272,6 +1272,15 @@ tapset_DATA = libvirt_probes.stp libvirt_qemu_probes.stp libvirt_functions.stp
 %_probes.o: %_probes.d
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(DTRACE) -o $@ -G -s $<
 
+%_probes.lo: %_probes.o
+	$(AM_V_GEN)printf %s\\n \
+	  '# $@ - a libtool object file' \
+	  '# Generated by libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4' \
+	  '# Actually generated by Makefile.am, in order to shut up libtool' \
+	  "pic_object='$<'" \
+	  "non_pic_object='$<'" \
+	> $@
+
 RPC_PROBE_FILES = $(srcdir)/rpc/virnetprotocol.x \
 		  $(srcdir)/rpc/virkeepaliveprotocol.x \
 		  $(srcdir)/remote/remote_protocol.x \
@@ -1280,14 +1289,13 @@ RPC_PROBE_FILES = $(srcdir)/rpc/virnetprotocol.x \
 libvirt_functions.stp: $(RPC_PROBE_FILES) $(srcdir)/rpc/gensystemtap.pl
 	$(AM_V_GEN)perl -w $(srcdir)/rpc/gensystemtap.pl $(RPC_PROBE_FILES) > $@
 
-libvirt_probes.stp: libvirt_probes.d $(srcdir)/dtrace2systemtap.pl
-	$(AM_V_GEN)perl -w $(srcdir)/dtrace2systemtap.pl $(bindir) $(sbindir) $(libdir) $< > $@
-
-libvirt_qemu_probes.stp: libvirt_qemu_probes.d $(srcdir)/dtrace2systemtap.pl
-	$(AM_V_GEN)perl -w $(srcdir)/dtrace2systemtap.pl $(bindir) $(sbindir) $(libdir) $< > $@
+%_probes.stp: %_probes.d $(srcdir)/dtrace2systemtap.pl
+	$(AM_V_GEN)perl -w $(srcdir)/dtrace2systemtap.pl \
+	  $(bindir) $(sbindir) $(libdir) $< > $@
 
-CLEANFILES += libvirt_probes.h libvirt_probes.o \
+CLEANFILES += libvirt_probes.h libvirt_probes.o libvirt_probes.lo \
               libvirt_qemu_probes.h libvirt_qemu_probes.o \
+              libvirt_qemu_probes.lo\
               libvirt_functions.stp libvirt_probes.stp \
               libvirt_qemu_probes.stp
 endif
@@ -1479,7 +1487,7 @@ libvirt_lxc_LDADD = $(CAPNG_LIBS) $(YAJL_LIBS) \
 		$(RT_LIBS) $(DBUS_LIBS) \
 		../gnulib/lib/libgnu.la
 if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
-libvirt_lxc_LDADD += libvirt_probes.o
+libvirt_lxc_LDADD += libvirt_probes.lo
 endif
 if WITH_SECDRIVER_SELINUX
 libvirt_lxc_LDADD += $(SELINUX_LIBS)
@@ -1524,7 +1532,7 @@ virt_aa_helper_LDADD =						\
 		libvirt_util.la					\
 		../gnulib/lib/libgnu.la
 if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
-virt_aa_helper_LDADD += libvirt_probes.o
+virt_aa_helper_LDADD += libvirt_probes.lo
 endif
 virt_aa_helper_CFLAGS =						\
 		-I$(top_srcdir)/src/conf			\
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 24818b1041bf58c4f6b959fc3d059e2d9ccfbcea..d1106cfb67ee1db45e98675ca633561e07374702 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif
 
 PROBES_O =
 if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
-PROBES_O += ../src/libvirt_probes.o
+PROBES_O += ../src/libvirt_probes.lo
 endif
 
 LDADDS = \
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ if WITH_NETWORK
 qemu_LDADDS += ../src/libvirt_driver_network.la
 endif
 if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
-qemu_LDADDS += ../src/libvirt_qemu_probes.o
+qemu_LDADDS += ../src/libvirt_qemu_probes.lo
 endif
 qemu_LDADDS += $(LDADDS)