diff --git a/controller/Makefile.am b/controller/Makefile.am
index 8202859..84e8964 100644
--- a/controller/Makefile.am
+++ b/controller/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ man_MANS = controller.8
 DISTCLEANFILES = controller.8
 
 controller_SOURCES = controller.c
-controller_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la -ldl $(SSL_LIBS)
+controller_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la $(SSL_LIBS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = controller.8.in
 controller.8: controller.8.in Makefile
diff --git a/secchan/Makefile.am b/secchan/Makefile.am
index 69b605f..a54e6d2 100644
--- a/secchan/Makefile.am
+++ b/secchan/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ man_MANS =
 endif
 
 secchan_SOURCES = secchan.c
-secchan_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la -ldl $(SSL_LIBS)
+secchan_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la $(SSL_LIBS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = secchan.8.in
 DISTCLEANFILES = secchan.8
diff --git a/switch/Makefile.am b/switch/Makefile.am
index a2d8dc5..a20188a 100644
--- a/switch/Makefile.am
+++ b/switch/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ switch_SOURCES = \
 	table-hash.c \
 	table-linear.c
 
-switch_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la -ldl $(SSL_LIBS)
+switch_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la $(SSL_LIBS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = switch.8.in
 DISTCLEANFILES = switch.8
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 8c548c0..8c5bf8d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ test_type_props_SOURCES = test-type-props.c
 
 check_PROGRAMS += test-dhcp-client
 test_dhcp_client_SOURCES = test-dhcp-client.c
-test_dhcp_client_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la -ldl
+test_dhcp_client_LDADD = ../lib/libopenflow.la