diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am
index 5be7079c80..15f6e87bc0 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/Makefile.am
@@ -50,5 +50,4 @@ 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
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/Makefile.am
index e1263e3a58..7ce5d66ae8 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/Makefile.am
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ mca_btl_usnic_la_LIBADD = $(opal_common_libfabric_LIBADD)
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(lib)
 libmca_btl_usnic_la_SOURCES = $(lib_sources)
 libmca_btl_usnic_la_LDFLAGS= -module -avoid-version $(btl_usnic_LDFLAGS)
-libmca_btl_usnic_la_LIBADD = $(opal_common_libfabric_LIBADD)
 
 if OPAL_BTL_USNIC_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS
 usnic_btl_run_tests_CPPFLAGS = \