diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0ccb0ba..586d7ef 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
 fi
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.20])
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB(csv, csv_init, LIBS="$LIBS -lcsv", [AC_MSG_ERROR([*** libcsv library not found!])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB(csv, csv_init, CSV_LIBS="-lcsv", [AC_MSG_ERROR([*** libcsv library not found!])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([csv.h])
+AC_SUBST(CSV_LIBS)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OSMOCORE, libosmocore >= 1.3.0)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OSMOGSM, libosmogsm >= 0.11.0)
diff --git a/src/bankd/Makefile.am b/src/bankd/Makefile.am
index 62ed581..f2afa19 100644
--- a/src/bankd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bankd/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 osmo_remsim_bankd_SOURCES = ../slotmap.c ../rspro_client_fsm.c ../debug.c \
 			  bankd_main.c bankd_pcsc.c
 osmo_remsim_bankd_LDADD = $(OSMOCORE_LIBS) $(OSMOGSM_LIBS) $(OSMOABIS_LIBS) $(OSMOSIM_LIBS) \
-			  $(PCSC_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-rspro.la -lcsv
+			  $(PCSC_LIBS) $(CSV_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-rspro.la
 
 # as suggested in http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-03/msg00011.html
 FORCE: