diff --git a/opal/mca/dl/dlopen/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/dl/dlopen/Makefile.am
index 53d8bd4762..0db18ec404 100644
--- a/opal/mca/dl/dlopen/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/dl/dlopen/Makefile.am
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libmca_dl_dlopen.la
 
 libmca_dl_dlopen_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
 libmca_dl_dlopen_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-libmca_dl_dlopen_la_LIBS = $(opal_dl_dlopen_LIBS)
+libmca_dl_dlopen_la_LIBADD = $(opal_dl_dlopen_LIBS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/dl/libltdl/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/dl/libltdl/Makefile.am
index d16d373d30..4509829766 100644
--- a/opal/mca/dl/libltdl/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/dl/libltdl/Makefile.am
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ libmca_dl_libltdl_la_CPPFLAGS = $(opal_dl_libltdl_CPPFLAGS)
 libmca_dl_libltdl_la_LDFLAGS = \
         $(opal_dl_libltdl_LDFLAGS) \
         -module -avoid-version
-libmca_dl_libltdl_la_LIBS = $(opal_dl_libltdl_LIBS)
+libmca_dl_libltdl_la_LIBADD = $(opal_dl_libltdl_LIBS)