diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dc2aa0ff..4f67fc32 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ src/dos/Makefile
 src/fpu/Makefile
 src/gui/Makefile
 src/hardware/Makefile
+src/hardware/mame/Makefile
 src/hardware/serialport/Makefile
 src/ints/Makefile
 src/libs/Makefile
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 184469e0..a4029e83 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ endif
 
 dosbox_SOURCES = dosbox.cpp $(ico_stuff)
 dosbox_LDADD = cpu/libcpu.a debug/libdebug.a dos/libdos.a fpu/libfpu.a  hardware/libhardware.a gui/libgui.a \
-               ints/libints.a misc/libmisc.a shell/libshell.a hardware/serialport/libserial.a libs/gui_tk/libgui_tk.a
+               ints/libints.a misc/libmisc.a shell/libshell.a hardware/mame/libmame.a \
+               hardware/serialport/libserial.a libs/gui_tk/libgui_tk.a
 
 EXTRA_DIST = winres.rc dosbox.ico
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/Makefile.am b/src/hardware/Makefile.am
index 1ec7e67d..2d739482 100644
--- a/src/hardware/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/hardware/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
-SUBDIRS = serialport
+SUBDIRS = serialport mame
 
 EXTRA_DIST = opl.cpp opl.h adlib.h dbopl.h pci_devices.h
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/mame/Makefile.am b/src/hardware/mame/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52f7f000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hardware/mame/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+
+noinst_LIBRARIES = libmame.a
+libmame_a_SOURCES = emu.h \
+    fmopl.cpp fmopl.h \
+    saa1099.cpp saa1099.h \
+    sn76496.cpp sn76496.cpp \
+    ymdeltat.cpp ymdeltat.h \
+    ymf262.cpp ymf262.h