diff --git a/deps/ada/ada.gyp b/deps/ada/ada.gyp
index 55cea003..b5a08656 100644
--- a/deps/ada/ada.gyp
+++ b/deps/ada/ada.gyp
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
   'targets': [
     {
       'target_name': 'ada',
-      'type': 'static_library',
-      'include_dirs': ['.'],
+      'type': 'shared_library',
+      'include_dirs': ['/usr/include/ada'],
       'direct_dependent_settings': {
-        'include_dirs': ['.'],
-      },
-      'sources': [ '<@(ada_sources)' ]
+        'include_dirs': ['/usr/include/ada'],
+        'linkflags': ['-lada'],
+        'ldflags': ['-lada'],
+        'libraries': ['-lada']
+      }
     },
   ]
 }
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index f092c332..06fcd510 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@
       'dependencies': [
         'deps/histogram/histogram.gyp:histogram',
         'deps/uvwasi/uvwasi.gyp:uvwasi',
+        'deps/ada/ada.gyp:ada'
       ],
 
       'msvs_settings': {