diff --git a/src/kits/support/Jamfile b/src/kits/support/Jamfile
index f7c315cb93..2fdfe46a3d 100644
--- a/src/kits/support/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kits/support/Jamfile
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
 SubDir OBOS_TOP src kits support ;
+
+UsePrivateHeaders support ;
+
+SharedLibrary textencoding :
+	CharacterSet.cpp
+	CharacterSetRoster.cpp
+	character_sets.cpp
+	utf8_conversions.cpp
+	;
+LinkSharedOSLibs libtextencoding.so :
+	be
+	;