diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/gprs/Makefile.am
index b6eccee..864412d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall -fno-strict-aliasing $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+OSMO_LIBS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gprs_sndcp.h
 
@@ -12,11 +13,12 @@
 
 osmo_gbproxy_SOURCES = gb_proxy.c gb_proxy_main.c gb_proxy_vty.c
 osmo_gbproxy_LDADD = 	$(top_builddir)/src/libgb/libgb.a \
-			$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a
+			$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
+			$(OSMO_LIBS)
 
 osmo_sgsn_SOURCES =	gprs_gmm.c gprs_sgsn.c gprs_sndcp.c gprs_sndcp_vty.c \
 			sgsn_main.c sgsn_vty.c sgsn_libgtp.c \
 			gprs_llc.c gprs_llc_vty.c crc24.c
 osmo_sgsn_LDADD = 	$(top_builddir)/src/libgb/libgb.a \
 			$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
-			-lgtp
+			-lgtp $(OSMO_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/Makefile.am
index 6d163f6..0b7c2f6 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/ipaccess/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/ipaccess/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS =  $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+OSMO_LIBS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ipaccess-find ipaccess-config ipaccess-proxy
 
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@
 		      $(top_builddir)/src/libmsc/libmsc.a \
 		      $(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 		      $(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
-		      $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a
+		      $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
+		      $(OSMO_LIBS)
 ipaccess_find_SOURCES = ipaccess-find.c
 
 ipaccess_config_SOURCES = ipaccess-config.c ipaccess-firmware.c network_listen.c
@@ -19,11 +21,12 @@
 			$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 			$(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
 			$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
-			-ldl -ldbi $(LIBCRYPT)
+			-ldl -ldbi $(LIBCRYPT) $(OSMO_LIBS)
 
 ipaccess_proxy_SOURCES = ipaccess-proxy.c
 ipaccess_proxy_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 		       $(top_builddir)/src/libmsc/libmsc.a \
 		       $(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 		       $(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
-		       $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a
+		       $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
+		       $(OSMO_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am
index b59ea16..ea74c78 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOSCCP_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-bsc
 
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 		 $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
 		 $(top_builddir)/src/libctrl/libctrl.a \
 		 $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
-		 $(LIBOSMOSCCP_LIBS)
+		 $(LIBOSMOSCCP_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
+		 $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/Makefile.am
index e6aae42..a0dde18 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = bsc_mgcp
 
 bsc_mgcp_SOURCES = mgcp_main.c
 bsc_mgcp_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
 		 $(top_builddir)/src/libmgcp/libmgcp.a \
-		 $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS)
+		 $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am
index 2554000..306df6d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOSCCP_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-bsc_nat
 
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libctrl/libctrl.a \
-		-lrt $(LIBOSMOSCCP_LIBS)
+		-lrt $(LIBOSMOSCCP_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
+		$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am
index d912abd..48d9ce2 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-nitb
 
 osmo_nitb_SOURCES = bsc_hack.c
-osmo_nitb_LDADD = -ldl $(LIBCRYPT) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
-		$(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) \
+osmo_nitb_LDADD = \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libmsc/libmsc.a \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libctrl/libctrl.a \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
-		-ldbi
+		-ldbi -ldl $(LIBCRYPT) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
+		$(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am
index a7882ed..c5b6a7a 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = bs11_config isdnsync
 
 bs11_config_SOURCES = bs11_config.c
 bs11_config_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
 		    $(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
-		    $(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a
+		    $(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
+		    $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS)
 
 isdnsync_SOURCES = isdnsync.c