diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f994f57..3effa9d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
 	$(COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = \
-	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
-	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(NULL)
-
 # Libraries
 SUBDIRS = \
 	libosmo-mgcp-client \
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)
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/Makefile.am b/src/libosmo-mgcp/Makefile.am
index 309ae3f..fa9a8eb 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/Makefile.am
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 	$(NULL)
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
-	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMONETIF_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOTRAU_LIBS) \
 	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)