diff --git a/src/lib-ldap/Makefile.am b/src/lib-ldap/Makefile.am
index 8fba6ae82a..b990e93fdf 100644
--- a/src/lib-ldap/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib-ldap/Makefile.am
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ libdovecot_ldap_la_SOURCES = \
 	ldap-compare.c \
 	ldap-entry.c
 
-libdovecot_ldap_la_DEPENDENCIES = ../lib-dovecot/libdovecot.la
+libdovecot_ldap_la_DEPENDENCIES =
 libdovecot_ldap_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
-libdovecot_ldap_la_LIBADD = ../lib-dovecot/libdovecot.la $(LDAP_LIBS)
+libdovecot_ldap_la_LIBADD = $(LDAP_LIBS)
 
 headers = \
 	ldap-client.h