diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 9018529..5e1ba32 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@
 	{
 		import std.string;
 		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		auto args = ["dmd", "-of"~tpath.toNativeString()] ~ objects ~ settings.lflags.map!(l => "-L"~l)().array() ~ settings.sourceFiles;
+		string[] dflags = settings.targetType == TargetType.library || settings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary ? ["-lib"] : [];
+		auto args = ["dmd", "-of"~tpath.toNativeString()] ~ objects ~ dflags ~ settings.lflags.map!(l => "-L"~l)().array() ~ settings.sourceFiles;
 		logDebug("%s", args.join(" "));
 		auto res = spawnProcess(args).wait();
 		enforce(res == 0, "Link command failed with exit code "~to!string(res));
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 3ee8714..452b498 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
 			if (generate_binary && settings.run)
 				rmdirRecurse(buildsettings.targetPath);
 		}
+		
+		if (buildsettings.targetType == TargetType.library || buildsettings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary)
+			settings.run = false; // fix default command for libraries - replace run with build
 
 		/*
 			NOTE: for DMD experimental separate compile/link is used, but this is not yet implemented