diff --git a/common/Makefile.in b/common/Makefile.in
index c31e3a58a..aed7b5f97 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.in
+++ b/common/Makefile.in
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ CONF_TEST_OBJS = conf_test.lo locale_stub.lo
 
 HLTQ_TEST_OBJS = hltq_test.lo locale_stub.lo
 
-all: libcommon.la
+all: libsudo_util.la
 
 Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file common/Makefile)
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 .c.lo:
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CC) -c -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $<
 
-libcommon.la: $(LTOBJS)
+libsudo_util.la: $(LTOBJS)
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(LTOBJS) -no-install
 
-conf_test: $(CONF_TEST_OBJS) libcommon.la
-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(CONF_TEST_OBJS) libcommon.la $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LIBS)
+conf_test: $(CONF_TEST_OBJS) libsudo_util.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(CONF_TEST_OBJS) libsudo_util.la $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LIBS)
 
-parseln_test: $(PARSELN_TEST_OBJS) libcommon.la
-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(PARSELN_TEST_OBJS) libcommon.la $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LIBS)
+parseln_test: $(PARSELN_TEST_OBJS) libsudo_util.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(PARSELN_TEST_OBJS) libsudo_util.la $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LIBS)
 
-hltq_test: $(HLTQ_TEST_OBJS) libcommon.la
-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(HLTQ_TEST_OBJS) libcommon.la $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LIBS)
+hltq_test: $(HLTQ_TEST_OBJS) libsudo_util.la
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(HLTQ_TEST_OBJS) libsudo_util.la $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LIBS)
 
 pre-install:
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
index 60238663e..14d9cc3bd 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ PERL = perl
 INSTALL = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/install-sh -c
 
 # Libraries
-LT_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/common/libcommon.la $(LIBOBJDIR)libreplace.la
+LT_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/common/libsudo_util.la $(LIBOBJDIR)libreplace.la
 LIBS = $(LT_LIBS) @LIBINTL@
 NET_LIBS = @NET_LIBS@
 SUDOERS_LIBS = @SUDOERS_LIBS@ @AFS_LIBS@ @GETGROUPS_LIB@ $(LIBS) $(NET_LIBS) @ZLIB@ @LIBDL@
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index af3ea11b0..b5785a7c1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@ @LT_STATIC@
 INSTALL = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/install-sh -c
 
 # Libraries
-LT_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/common/libcommon.la $(LIBOBJDIR)libreplace.la
+LT_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/common/libsudo_util.la $(LIBOBJDIR)libreplace.la
 LIBS = @LIBS@ @SUDO_LIBS@ @GETGROUPS_LIB@ @NET_LIBS@ @LIBINTL@ $(LT_LIBS) @LIBDL@
 
 # C preprocessor flags
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ libsudo_noexec.la: sudo_noexec.lo
 sesh: $(SESH_OBJS) @LIBINTL@ $(LT_LIBS)
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(SESH_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) @LIBINTL@ $(LIBS)
 
-check_ttyname: $(CHECK_TTYNAME_OBJS) $(top_builddir)/common/libcommon.la $(LIBOBJDIR)libreplace.la
+check_ttyname: $(CHECK_TTYNAME_OBJS) $(top_builddir)/common/libsudo_util.la $(LIBOBJDIR)libreplace.la
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(CHECK_TTYNAME_OBJS) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) $(PIE_LDFLAGS) $(SSP_LDFLAGS) $(TEST_LIBS)
 
 pre-install: