diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index b02c66029..8aab4cc6b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS=common crypto drivers hlr_auc_gw eapol_auth eapol_supp eap_common eap_peer eap_server l2_packet radius rsn_supp tls utils wps
 
 all:
-	@echo Nothing to be made.
+	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do [ -d $$d ] && $(MAKE) -C $$d; done
 
 clean:
 	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do [ -d $$d ] && $(MAKE) -C $$d clean; done
diff --git a/src/utils/.gitignore b/src/utils/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..833734f88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libutils.a
diff --git a/src/utils/Makefile b/src/utils/Makefile
index cffba620d..8953467ce 100644
--- a/src/utils/Makefile
+++ b/src/utils/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,40 @@
-all:
-	@echo Nothing to be made.
+all: libutils.a
 
 clean:
 	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$d clean; done
-	rm -f *~ *.o *.d
+	rm -f *~ *.o *.d libutils.a
 
 install:
 	@echo Nothing to be made.
+
+
+ifndef CC
+CC=gcc
+endif
+
+ifndef CFLAGS
+CFLAGS = -MMD -O2 -Wall -g
+endif
+
+
+LIB_OBJS= \
+	base64.o \
+	common.o \
+	ip_addr.o \
+	radiotap.o \
+	uuid.o \
+	wpa_debug.o \
+	wpabuf.o
+
+# Pick correct OS wrapper implementation
+LIB_OBJS += os_unix.o
+
+# Pick correct event loop implementation
+LIB_OBJS += eloop.o
+
+#LIB_OBJS += pcsc_funcs.o
+
+libutils.a: $(LIB_OBJS)
+	$(AR) cr $@ $(LIB_OBJS)
+
+-include $(OBJS:%.o=%.d)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 67570bc1d..bd5fbaa1f 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@ endif
 CFLAGS += -I../src
 CFLAGS += -I../src/utils
 
-OS_OBJS=../src/utils/os_unix.o
+LIBS = ../src/utils/libutils.a
 
+../src/utils/libutils.a:
+	$(MAKE) -C ../src/utils
 
 BASE64_OBJS=test-base64.o \
-	../src/utils/base64.o \
-	$(OS_OBJS)
+	$(LIBS)
 
 test-base64: $(BASE64_OBJS)
 	$(LDO) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(BASE64_OBJS)
 
 
 MILENAGE_OBJS=test-milenage.o \
-	../src/utils/wpa_debug.o \
 	../src/crypto/aes-internal.o \
 	../src/crypto/aes-internal-enc.o \
 	../src/crypto/aes-encblock.o \
 	../src/crypto/milenage.o \
-	$(OS_OBJS)
+	$(LIBS)
 
 test-milenage: $(MILENAGE_OBJS)
 	$(LDO) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(MILENAGE_OBJS)