diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ff81d4cc56..3476e51de5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1000,9 +1000,7 @@ libvirt_driver_nodedev_la_SOURCES = $(NODE_DEVICE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 libvirt_driver_nodedev_la_CFLAGS = \
 		-I$(top_srcdir)/src/conf $(AM_CFLAGS)
 libvirt_driver_nodedev_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
-libvirt_driver_nodedev_la_LIBADD =       \
-		libvirt_util.la          \
-		../gnulib/lib/libgnu.la
+libvirt_driver_nodedev_la_LIBADD =
 
 if HAVE_HAL
 libvirt_driver_nodedev_la_SOURCES += $(NODE_DEVICE_DRIVER_HAL_SOURCES)