diff --git a/lang/basic/lib/build.lua b/lang/basic/lib/build.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0fe3724b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/basic/lib/build.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+include("plat/build.lua")
+
+for _, plat in ipairs(vars.plats) do
+    acklibrary {
+        name = "lib_"..plat,
+        srcs = {
+			"./*.c",
+			"./*.e",
+        },
+		hdrs = {}, -- must be empty
+		deps = {
+			"h+emheaders",
+			"lang/cem/libcc.ansi/headers+headers",
+			"plat/"..plat.."+headers",
+		},
+        vars = { plat = plat }
+    }
+
+	installable {
+		name = "pkg_"..plat,
+		map = {
+			["$(PLATIND)/"..plat.."/libbasic.a"] = "+lib_"..plat,
+		}
+	}
+end
+
diff --git a/plat/build.lua b/plat/build.lua
index 52c45fdd4..c6019d34a 100644
--- a/plat/build.lua
+++ b/plat/build.lua
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ definerule("build_plat_libs",
 		return installable {
 			name = e.name,
 			map = {
-				["$(PLATIND)/"..e.plat.."/libend.a"] = "mach/"..e.arch.."/libend+lib_"..e.plat,
-				["$(PLATIND)/"..e.plat.."/libem.a"] = "mach/"..e.arch.."/libem+lib_"..e.plat,
-				["$(PLATIND)/"..e.plat.."/libsys.a"] = "mach/"..e.arch.."/libsys+lib_"..e.plat,
+				"lang/basic/lib+pkg_"..e.plat,
 				"lang/cem/libcc.ansi+pkg_"..e.plat,
+				["$(PLATIND)/"..e.plat.."/libem.a"] = "mach/"..e.arch.."/libem+lib_"..e.plat,
+				["$(PLATIND)/"..e.plat.."/libend.a"] = "mach/"..e.arch.."/libend+lib_"..e.plat,
+				["$(PLATIND)/"..e.plat.."/libsys.a"] = "mach/"..e.arch.."/libsys+lib_"..e.plat,
 			}
 		}
 	end