diff --git a/libsparse/Makefile b/libsparse/Makefile
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+++ b/libsparse/Makefile
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+CC ?= gcc
+AR ?= ar
+
+CFLAGS += -Iinclude
+
+OBJ := \
+		backed_block.o \
+		output_file.o \
+		sparse.o \
+		sparse_crc32.o \
+		sparse_err.o \
+		sparse_read.o
+
+%.o: %.c
+		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+
+libsparse.a: $(OBJ)
+		$(AR) rcs $@ $^
+
+clean:
+		rm -f $(OBJ) libsparse.a