diff --git a/user_channel/Makefile.am b/user_channel/Makefile.am
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+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libuserlayer.la
+libuserlayer_la_SOURCES = \
+	user_layer.cpp \
+	user_mgmt.cpp \
+	passwd_mgr.cpp \
+	channel_mgmt.cpp \
+	channel_layer.cpp
+libuserlayer_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(SYSTEMD_LIBS) \
+	$(libmapper_LIBS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
+	-lstdc++fs \
+	$(CRYPTO_LIBS) \
+	-version-info 0:0:0 -shared
+libuserlayer_la_CXXFLAGS = \
+	$(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) \
+	$(libmapper_CFLAGS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS)