diff --git a/runtime/Makefile b/runtime/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d5fe82a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
+
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
+    CC=gcc
+else ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+    CC=clang
+    ARCH = -arch x86_64
+endif
+
+DISABLE_WARNINGS=-Wno-shift-negative-value
+COMMON_FLAGS=$(DISABLE_WARNINGS) -g -fstack-protector-all $(ARCH) --std=c11
+PROD_FLAGS=$(COMMON_FLAGS) -DLAMA_ENV
+TEST_FLAGS=$(COMMON_FLAGS) -DDEBUG_VERSION
+UNIT_TESTS_FLAGS=$(TEST_FLAGS)
+INVARIANTS_CHECK_FLAGS=$(TEST_FLAGS) -DFULL_INVARIANT_CHECKS
+
+all: gc.o runtime.o printf.o
+	ar rc runtime.a runtime.o gc.o printf.o
+
+gc.o: gc.c gc.h
+	$(CC) $(PROD_FLAGS) -c gc.c -o gc.o
+
+runtime.o: runtime.c runtime.h
+	$(CC) $(PROD_FLAGS) -c runtime.c -o runtime.o
+
+printf.o: printf.S
+	$(CC) $(PROD_FLAGS) -x assembler-with-cpp -c -g printf.S -o printf.o
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) *.a *.o *~ negative_scenarios/*.err
+
diff --git a/runtime32/Makefile b/runtime32/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c48b70fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime32/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+RUNTIME=runtime.a
+
+.DEFAULT  := $(RUNTIME)
+
+$(RUNTIME): gc_runtime.o runtime.o
+	ar rc $@ gc_runtime.o runtime.o
+
+gc_runtime.o: gc_runtime.s
+	$(CC) -g -fstack-protector-all -m32 -c gc_runtime.s
+
+runtime.o: runtime.c runtime.h
+	$(CC) -g -fstack-protector-all -m32 -c runtime.c
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) *.a *.o *~