diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/lib/Makefile.am b/legacy/emotion/src/lib/Makefile.am
index 21930584cb..652395a474 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS     = 1.4 foreign
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-LDFLAGS		     = 
 INCLUDES	     = -I$(includedir) \
 		       -I$(top_srcdir) \
 		       -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib \
@@ -16,6 +15,6 @@ libemotion_la_SOURCES  = \
 emotion_smart.c \
 emotion_private.h
 
-libemotion_la_LIBADD       = $(LDFLAGS) @my_libs@ @dlopen_libs@
+libemotion_la_LIBADD       = @my_libs@ @dlopen_libs@
 libemotion_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 libemotion_la_LDFLAGS      = -version-info 0:1:0
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/Makefile.am b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/Makefile.am
index 9403be3b1f..bba080af5b 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ SUBDIRS = xine
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-LDFLAGS		     = 
 INCLUDES	     = -I$(includedir) \
 		       -I$(top_srcdir) \
 		       -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib \
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ emotion_decoder_xine_la_SOURCES  = \
 emotion_xine.c \
 emotion_xine.h
 emotion_decoder_xine_la_LIBADD       = @my_libs@ @xine_libs@
-emotion_decoder_xine_la_LDFLAGS      = \
-$(LDFLAGS) \
--module -avoid-version \
--L$(top_builddir)/src/lib -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib/.libs
+emotion_decoder_xine_la_LDFLAGS      = -module -avoid-version \
+				       -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib/.libs
 emotion_decoder_xine_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/Makefile.am b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/Makefile.am
index d249514df4..561768d8ec 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-LDFLAGS		     = 
 INCLUDES	     = -I$(includedir) \
 		       -I$(top_srcdir) \
 		       -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib \
@@ -15,11 +14,9 @@ INCLUDES	     = -I$(includedir) \
 pkgdir               = @xine_plugins@
 
 pkg_LTLIBRARIES      = xineplug_vo_out_emotion.la
-xineplug_vo_out_emotion_la_SOURCES  = \
-emotion_xine_vo_out.c
+
+xineplug_vo_out_emotion_la_SOURCES      = emotion_xine_vo_out.c
 xineplug_vo_out_emotion_la_LIBADD       = @xine_libs@
-xineplug_vo_out_emotion_la_LDFLAGS      = \
-$(LDFLAGS) \
--module -avoid-version \
--L$(top_builddir)/src/lib -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib/.libs
+xineplug_vo_out_emotion_la_LDFLAGS      = -module -avoid-version \
+					  -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib -L$(top_builddir)/src/lib/.libs
 xineplug_vo_out_emotion_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h