diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 55780ff..72fd220 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 FIRE_CXX ?= clang++
 FIRE_CXXFLAGS ?= -O3 -std=gnu++2a -Wall -Werror
 
-all: firebuf.a
+all: firebuf.a firebuf.o
 
 objects = stream_buffer.o buffer.o
 
 firebuf.a: $(objects)
 	ar rcs $@ $^
 
+firebuf.o: $(objects)
+	ld -r -o $@ $^
+
 %.o: %.cc *.h Makefile
 	$(FIRE_CXX) $(FIRE_CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<