diff --git a/sdlpp/Makefile b/sdlpp/Makefile
index 01ee295..2df8c2f 100644
--- a/sdlpp/Makefile
+++ b/sdlpp/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ ${SDLPPLIBRARY}: ${OBJECTFILES}
 	${CXX} /LD $^ /link SDL2.lib SDL2_ttf.lib SDL2_image.lib /OUT:$@ /IMPLIB:libsdlpp.lib
 endif
 
+libsdlpp.a: ${OBJECTFILES}
+	ar ruv $@ $^
+	ranlib $@
+
 clean:
 	${RM} *.so* *.${OBJEXT} *.dylib libsdlpp*