diff --git a/Jamrules b/Jamrules
index 67e30a34f5..178cb1697d 100644
--- a/Jamrules
+++ b/Jamrules
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ KERNEL_CCFLAGS ?= "-Wall -Wno-multichar -Wmissing-prototypes -finline -nostdinc"
 KERNEL_CCFLAGS += "-fno-builtin -D$(OBOS_TARGET_DEFINE) " ;
 KERNEL_CCFLAGS += "-DBOCHS_E9_HACK=$(BOCHS_E9_HACK) " ;
 
+# Instructs the Library rule to not make its object files temporary.
+# This is need as some objects are used in a static library and for an
+# executable.
+KEEPOBJS = true ;
+
 AR = ar r ;
 
 # If no OBOS_OBJECT_TARGET is not defined yet, use our default directory and