diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am
index 4db0fdec41..5be7079c80 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved
 #
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ mcacomponentdir = $(ompilibdir)
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
 mca_mtl_ofi_la_SOURCES = $(mtl_ofi_sources)
 mca_mtl_ofi_la_LIBADD = $(opal_common_libfabric_LIBADD)
-mca_mtl_ofi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(mtl_ofi_LDFLAGS)
+mca_mtl_ofi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
 libmca_mtl_ofi_la_SOURCES = $(mtl_ofi_sources)
 libmca_mtl_ofi_la_LIBADD = $(opal_common_libfabric_LIBADD)
-libmca_mtl_ofi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(mtl_ofi_LDFLAGS)
+libmca_mtl_ofi_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version