diff --git a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
index 848359710..e1f40f86d 100644
--- a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
+++ b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@ fi
 if pkginstalled pkgconfig; then
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-pkgconfig'
 fi
+
+# build shared command library
+var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-cmdlib'