diff --git a/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo b/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo
--- a/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo
+++ b/media-plugins/live/files/config.gentoo
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
-LIBTOOL_WRAPPER =	libtool --tag=CXX
-COMPILE_OPTS =		$(INCLUDES) -I. -DSOCKLEN_T=socklen_t -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+COMPILE_OPTS =		$(INCLUDES) -I. -DSOCKLEN_T=socklen_t -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 $(CPPFLAGS)
 C =			c
-C_COMPILER =		$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=compile $(CC)
+C_COMPILER =		$(CC)
 C_FLAGS =		$(COMPILE_OPTS) $(CFLAGS)
 CPP =			cpp
-CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER =	$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=compile $(CXX)
+CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER =	$(CXX)
 CPLUSPLUS_FLAGS =	$(COMPILE_OPTS) $(CXXFLAGS)
-OBJ =			lo
-LINK =			$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=link $(CXX) -o 
-LINK_OPTS =		$(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+OBJ =			o
+LINK =			$(CXX) -o
+LINK_OPTS =		$(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -L.
 CONSOLE_LINK_OPTS =	$(LINK_OPTS)
-LIBRARY_LINK =		$(LIBTOOL_WRAPPER) --mode=link $(CXX) -version-info $(LIVE_ABI_VERSION) -rpath $(LIBDIR) -o 
-LIBRARY_LINK_OPTS =	$(LINK_OPTS)
-LIB_SUFFIX =		la
+LIBRARY_LINK =		$(CXX) -o
+LIBRARY_LINK_OPTS =	$(LINK_OPTS) -r -static -nostdlib
+LIB_SUFFIX =		a
 LIBS_FOR_CONSOLE_APPLICATION =
 LIBS_FOR_GUI_APPLICATION =
 EXE =
 INSTALL =		install -c 
-
-# rules for libtool's lo files
-%.$(OBJ) : %.$(C)
-	 $(C_COMPILER) -c $(C_FLAGS) $<
-%.$(OBJ) : %.$(CPP)
-	 $(CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER) -c $(CPLUSPLUS_FLAGS) $<