diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/mvapi/Makefile.am b/ompi/mca/btl/mvapi/Makefile.am
index 32410898e1..5a801a65c1 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/mvapi/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/mvapi/Makefile.am
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ mca_btl_mvapi_la_LIBADD = $(btl_mvapi_LIBS)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(lib)
 libmca_btl_mvapi_la_SOURCES = $(lib_sources)
-libmca_btl_mvapi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version$ (btl_mvapi_LDFLAGS)
+libmca_btl_mvapi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version$ $(btl_mvapi_LDFLAGS)
 libmca_btl_mvapi_la_LIBADD = $(btl_mvapi_LIBS)