diff --git a/autobuild.sh b/autobuild.sh
index cb555283f..91d1ef7eb 100755
--- a/autobuild.sh
+++ b/autobuild.sh
@@ -23,14 +23,20 @@ echo "** END ** Info for Hostname: $HOSTNAME"
 
 timing_enter autobuild
 
-./configure $config_params
-
 timing_enter check_format
 if [ $SPDK_RUN_CHECK_FORMAT -eq 1 ]; then
 	./scripts/check_format.sh
 fi
 timing_exit check_format
 
+$MAKE $MAKEFLAGS clean
+if [ $SPDK_BUILD_SHARED_OBJECT -eq 1 ]; then
+	./configure $config_params --with-shared
+	$MAKE $MAKEFLAGS
+	$MAKE $MAKEFLAGS clean
+	report_test_completion "shared_object_build"
+fi
+
 scanbuild=''
 make_timing_label='make'
 if [ $SPDK_RUN_SCANBUILD -eq 1 ] && hash scan-build; then
@@ -53,10 +59,10 @@ if [ $SPDK_RUN_UBSAN -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 echo $scanbuild
-$MAKE $MAKEFLAGS clean
 
 timing_enter "$make_timing_label"
 fail=0
+./configure $config_params
 time $scanbuild $MAKE $MAKEFLAGS || fail=1
 if [ $fail -eq 1 ]; then
 	if [ -d $out/scan-build-tmp ]; then
diff --git a/test/common/autotest_common.sh b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
index b82c3f4ab..b6269f25c 100755
--- a/test/common/autotest_common.sh
+++ b/test/common/autotest_common.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 # Set defaults for missing test config options
 : ${SPDK_BUILD_DOC=1}; export SPDK_BUILD_DOC
+: ${SPDK_BUILD_SHARED_OBJECT=1}; export SPDK_BUILD_SHARED_OBJECT
 : ${SPDK_RUN_CHECK_FORMAT=1}; export SPDK_RUN_CHECK_FORMAT
 : ${SPDK_RUN_SCANBUILD=1}; export SPDK_RUN_SCANBUILD
 : ${SPDK_RUN_VALGRIND=1}; export SPDK_RUN_VALGRIND