diff --git a/ltconfig b/ltconfig
index 506f252816..1fbc0d8dbe 100755
--- a/ltconfig
+++ b/ltconfig
@@ -1194,11 +1194,11 @@ EOF
 
   netbsd*)
     if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | grep __ELF__ >/dev/null; then
-      archive_cmds='$CC -shared $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts ${wl}-soname $wl$soname -o $lib'
-      archive_expsym_cmds='$CC -shared $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts ${wl}-soname $wl$soname ${wl}-retain-symbols-file $wl$export_symbols -o $lib'
-    else
-      archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts -o $lib'
+      archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts -o $lib' # a.out
       # can we support soname and/or expsyms with a.out? -oliva
+    else
+      archive_cmds='$CC -shared $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts ${wl}-soname $wl$soname -o $lib'
+      archive_expsym_cmds='$CC -shared $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts ${wl}-soname $wl$soname ${wl}-retain-symbols-file $wl$export_symbols -o $lib' # ELF
     fi
     ;;