--- a/extensions/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/extensions/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -50,11 +50,31 @@ pfb_build_mod := $(filter-out @blacklist
 pfa_build_mod := $(filter-out @blacklist_modules@ @blacklist_a_modules@,${pfa_build_mod})
 pf4_build_mod := $(filter-out @blacklist_modules@ @blacklist_4_modules@,${pf4_build_mod})
 pf6_build_mod := $(filter-out @blacklist_modules@ @blacklist_6_modules@,${pf6_build_mod})
-pfx_objs      := $(patsubst %,libxt_%.o,${pfx_build_mod})
-pfb_objs      := $(patsubst %,libebt_%.o,${pfb_build_mod})
-pfa_objs      := $(patsubst %,libarpt_%.o,${pfa_build_mod})
-pf4_objs      := $(patsubst %,libipt_%.o,${pf4_build_mod})
-pf6_objs      := $(patsubst %,libip6t_%.o,${pf6_build_mod})
+ifdef BUILTIN_MODULES
+pfx_build_static := $(filter $(BUILTIN_MODULES),${pfx_build_mod})
+pfb_build_static := $(filter $(BUILTIN_MODULES),${pfb_build_mod})
+pfa_build_static := $(filter $(BUILTIN_MODULES),${pfa_build_mod})
+pf4_build_static := $(filter $(BUILTIN_MODULES),${pf4_build_mod})
+pf6_build_static := $(filter $(BUILTIN_MODULES),${pf6_build_mod})
+else
+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ pfx_build_static := $(pfx_build_mod)
+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ pfb_build_static := $(pfb_build_mod)
+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ pfa_build_static := $(pfa_build_mod)
+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ pf4_build_static := $(pf4_build_mod)
+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ pf6_build_static := $(pf6_build_mod)
+endif
+
+pfx_build_mod := $(filter-out $(pfx_build_static),$(pfx_build_mod))
+pfb_build_mod := $(filter-out $(pfb_build_static),$(pfb_build_mod))
+pfa_build_mod := $(filter-out $(pfa_build_static),$(pfa_build_mod))
+pf4_build_mod := $(filter-out $(pf4_build_static),$(pf4_build_mod))
+pf6_build_mod := $(filter-out $(pf6_build_static),$(pf6_build_mod))
+
+pfx_objs      := $(patsubst %,libxt_%.o,${pfx_build_static})
+pfb_objs      := $(patsubst %,libebt_%.o,${pfb_build_static})
+pfa_objs      := $(patsubst %,libarpt_%.o,${pfa_build_static})
+pf4_objs      := $(patsubst %,libipt_%.o,${pf4_build_static})
+pf6_objs      := $(patsubst %,libip6t_%.o,${pf6_build_static})
 pfx_solibs    := $(patsubst %,libxt_%.so,${pfx_build_mod})
 pfb_solibs    := $(patsubst %,libebt_%.so,${pfb_build_mod})
 pfa_solibs    := $(patsubst %,libarpt_%.so,${pfa_build_mod})
@@ -68,14 +88,14 @@ pfx_symlink_files := $(patsubst %,libxt_
 #
 targets := libext.a libext4.a libext6.a libext_ebt.a libext_arpt.a matches.man targets.man
 targets_install :=
-@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ libext_objs := ${pfx_objs}
-@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ libext_ebt_objs := ${pfb_objs}
-@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ libext_arpt_objs := ${pfa_objs}
-@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ libext4_objs := ${pf4_objs}
-@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@ libext6_objs := ${pf6_objs}
-@ENABLE_STATIC_FALSE@ targets += ${pfx_solibs} ${pfb_solibs} ${pf4_solibs} ${pf6_solibs} ${pfa_solibs} ${pfx_symlink_files}
-@ENABLE_STATIC_FALSE@ targets_install += ${pfx_solibs} ${pfb_solibs} ${pf4_solibs} ${pf6_solibs} ${pfa_solibs}
-@ENABLE_STATIC_FALSE@ symlinks_install := ${pfx_symlink_files}
+libext_objs := ${pfx_objs}
+libext_ebt_objs := ${pfb_objs}
+libext_arpt_objs := ${pfa_objs}
+libext4_objs := ${pf4_objs}
+libext6_objs := ${pf6_objs}
+targets += ${pfx_solibs} ${pfb_solibs} ${pf4_solibs} ${pf6_solibs} ${pfa_solibs} ${pfx_symlink_files}
+targets_install := $(strip ${pfx_solibs} ${pfb_solibs} ${pf4_solibs} ${pf6_solibs} ${pfa_solibs})
+symlinks_install := ${pfx_symlink_files}
 
 .SECONDARY:
 
@@ -161,11 +181,11 @@ libext4.a: initext4.o ${libext4_objs}
 libext6.a: initext6.o ${libext6_objs}
 	${AM_VERBOSE_AR} ${AR} crs $@ $^;
 
-initext_func  := $(addprefix xt_,${pfx_build_mod})
-initextb_func := $(addprefix ebt_,${pfb_build_mod})
-initexta_func := $(addprefix arpt_,${pfa_build_mod})
-initext4_func := $(addprefix ipt_,${pf4_build_mod})
-initext6_func := $(addprefix ip6t_,${pf6_build_mod})
+initext_func  := $(addprefix xt_,${pfx_build_static})
+initextb_func := $(addprefix ebt_,${pfb_build_static})
+initexta_func := $(addprefix arpt_,${pfa_build_static})
+initext4_func := $(addprefix ipt_,${pf4_build_static})
+initext6_func := $(addprefix ip6t_,${pf6_build_static})
 
 .initext.dd: FORCE
 	@echo "${initext_func}" >$@.tmp; \
