diff --git a/visplugin/Makefile.am b/visplugin/Makefile.am
index 0ee12a5..53f7343 100644
--- a/visplugin/Makefile.am
+++ b/visplugin/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if BUILD_PLUGIN_VISPLUGIN
 AM_CFLAGS = @LIBVISUAL_CFLAGS@ -DLINUX
 visplugin_LTLIBRARIES = actor_gizmod.la
 visplugindir = @LIBVISUAL_PLUGINS_BASE_DIR@/actor
-actor_gizmod_la_LIBADD = ../libH/libH.la ../libGizmod/libGizmod.la ${LIBVISUAL_LIBS} -l{PYTHON_LIB}
+actor_gizmod_la_LIBADD = ../libH/libH.la ../libGizmod/libGizmod.la ${LIBVISUAL_LIBS} -l${PYTHON_LIB}
 actor_gizmod_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version  
 actor_gizmod_la_SOURCES = actor_gizmod.c GizmodLibVisualCInterface.h GizmodLibVisualCInterface.cpp GizmodLibVisualPlugin.cpp