diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am
index 36d6ca6..5c63088 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 	$(NULL)
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
-	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) \
 	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
@@ -40,3 +38,8 @@
 	-version-info $(MGCP_CLIENT_LIBVERSION) \
 	-no-undefined \
 	$(NULL)
+
+libosmo_mgcp_client_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) \
+	$(NULL)