diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/Makefile.am b/legacy/eet/src/lib/Makefile.am
index 363e1c6eee..d01983312d 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ Eet_private.h
 
 libeet_la_LIBADD       = -lz -ljpeg @fnmatch_libs@ @winsock_libs@
 libeet_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h
-libeet_la_LDFLAGS      = $(LDFLAGS) -version-info 9:9:9
+libeet_la_LDFLAGS      = -version-info 9:9:9
diff --git a/legacy/embryo/src/lib/Makefile.am b/legacy/embryo/src/lib/Makefile.am
index a487bba06a..122c60b755 100644
--- a/legacy/embryo/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/embryo/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ embryo_private.h
 
 libembryo_la_LIBADD       = -lm @fnmatch_libs@
 libembryo_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h
-libembryo_la_LDFLAGS      = $(LDFLAGS) -version-info 9:1:9
+libembryo_la_LDFLAGS      = -version-info 9:1:9