diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/meson.build b/src/modules/alsa/meson.build
index 6f91fb989..50ae91511 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/meson.build
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ if udev_dep.found()
   libalsa_util_headers += [ '../udev-util.h' ]
 endif
 
-libalsa_util = static_library('libalsa_util',
+libalsa_util = shared_library('libalsa_util',
   libalsa_util_sources,
   libalsa_util_headers,
   c_args : [pa_c_args, server_c_args],
   include_directories : [configinc, topinc],
   dependencies : [libpulse_dep, libpulsecore_dep, alsa_dep, dbus_dep, udev_dep],
-  install : false
+  install : true
 )