diff --git a/decoder/build/unix_common/makefile.common b/decoder/build/unix_common/makefile.common
index 96206943a249..db098f891a30 100644
--- a/decoder/build/unix_common/makefile.common
+++ b/decoder/build/unix_common/makefile.common
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export LIB_BASE_NAME
 LIB_CAPI_NAME=$(LIB_BASE_NAME)_c_api
 export LIB_CAPI_NAME
 
+# Optional: build a single C-API shared object that statically links libopencsd.a.
+OCSD_CAPI_SINGLE_SO ?= 0
+export OCSD_CAPI_SINGLE_SO
+
 # source root directories
 export OCSD_LIB_ROOT=$(OCSD_ROOT)/lib
 
diff --git a/decoder/build/unix_common/rctdl_c_api_lib/makefile b/decoder/build/unix_common/rctdl_c_api_lib/makefile
index 2a535f151930..efcf782d397f 100644
--- a/decoder/build/unix_common/rctdl_c_api_lib/makefile
+++ b/decoder/build/unix_common/rctdl_c_api_lib/makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ LINKER := $(MASTER_LINKER)
 LIB := $(MASTER_LIB)
 
 LIB_NAME = lib$(LIB_CAPI_NAME)
-SO_LIB_DEPS= -L$(LIB_TARGET_DIR) -l$(LIB_BASE_NAME)
+ifeq ($(OCSD_CAPI_SINGLE_SO),1)
+SO_LIB_DEPS := $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/lib$(LIB_BASE_NAME).a
+BASE_LIB_DEP := $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/lib$(LIB_BASE_NAME).a
+else
+SO_LIB_DEPS := -L$(LIB_TARGET_DIR) -l$(LIB_BASE_NAME)
+BASE_LIB_DEP :=
+endif
 
 BUILD_DIR=./$(PLAT_DIR)
 
@@ -53,11 +59,6 @@ INST_INC_DST=$(INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR)/$(LIB_UAPI_INC_DIR)
 
 all: links
 
-links: $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VER) $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX)
-.PHONY: links
-
-LIBS:= $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).a $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_VER)
-
 $(LIB_TARGET_DIR):
 	mkdir -p  $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)
 
@@ -67,6 +68,19 @@ $(BUILD_DIR):
 $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).a: $(OBJECTS) | $(BUILD_DIR) $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)
 	$(LIB) $(ARFLAGS) $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).a $(OBJECTS)
 
+ifeq ($(OCSD_CAPI_SINGLE_SO),1)
+
+links: $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).a $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX)
+
+$(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX): $(OBJECTS) $(BASE_LIB_DEP) | $(BUILD_DIR) $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)
+	$(LINKER) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX) -Wl,$(SONAME_FLAG),$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX) $(OBJECTS) $(SO_LIB_DEPS)
+
+else
+
+links: $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VER) $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX)
+
+LIBS:= $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).a $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_VER)
+
 $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_VER): $(OBJECTS) | $(BUILD_DIR) $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)
 	$(LINKER) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_VER) -Wl,$(SONAME_FLAG),$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VER) $(OBJECTS) $(SO_LIB_DEPS)
 
@@ -76,6 +90,10 @@ $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VER): $(LIBS) | $(
 $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX): $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VER) | $(LIB_TARGET_DIR)
 	( cd $(LIB_TARGET_DIR); ln -sf $(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VER) $(LIB_NAME).$(SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX) )
 
+endif
+
+.PHONY: links
+
 
 ##### build rules
 
@@ -119,5 +137,3 @@ install_inc:
 	$(INSTALL) --mode=0644 $(INST_INC_SRC)/c_api/ocsd_c_api_types.h $(INST_INC_DST)/c_api/
 	$(INSTALL) --mode=0644 $(INST_INC_SRC)/c_api/opencsd_c_api.h $(INST_INC_DST)/c_api/
 	$(INSTALL) --mode=0644 $(INST_INC_SRC)/c_api/ocsd_c_api_custom.h $(INST_INC_DST)/c_api/
-
-
diff --git a/decoder/docs/build_libs.md b/decoder/docs/build_libs.md
index 9717dcfc3cb0..01dfa32e7932 100644
--- a/decoder/docs/build_libs.md
+++ b/decoder/docs/build_libs.md
@@ -172,6 +172,27 @@ This is the `snapshot_parser_lib.lib` library, delivered to the `./tests/lib/win
 
 ### Additional Build Options ###
 
+__Single Linux C-API Shared Library__
+
+By default, Linux builds create versioned `libopencsd_c_api.so` libraries and symbolic links.
+The C API library also requires `libopencsd.so` at runtime.
+
+To build a single shared library instead, use:
+
+`make OCSD_CAPI_SINGLE_SO=1`
+
+This creates a single, unversioned `libopencsd_c_api.so` by statically linking `libopencsd.a`.
+As a result, no versioned libraries or symbolic links are created, and there is no runtime dependency on `libopencsd.so`.
+ 
+This option is intended for cases where `libopencsd_c_api.so` is copied directly from the build output into another package.
+
+The standard `make install` target continues to install the versioned shared libraries and symlink chain.
+
+This configuration mirrors the Windows delivery model and removes the runtime dependency on `libopencsd.so`.
+
+This option is available only for Unix Makefile builds.
+
+
 __Library Virtual Address Size__
 
 The ocsd_if_types.h file includes a #define that controls the size of the virtual addresses