diff --git a/libcacard/Makefile b/libcacard/Makefile
index 734065eff8c4..259ecf257dda 100644
--- a/libcacard/Makefile
+++ b/libcacard/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ $(libcacard-obj-y): | $(libcacard-lobj-y)
 
 all: libcacard.la libcacard.pc
 
-vscclient$(EXESUF): LIBS += $(libcacard_libs)
-vscclient$(EXESUF): libcacard/vscclient.o $(libcacard-obj-y)
+vscclient$(EXESUF): libcacard/vscclient.o libcacard.la
 	$(call LINK,$^)
 
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