diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a23479c..b166417 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PARSER_LIBS=@PARSER_LIBS@
 SSL_LIBS = -lssl -lcrypto -lz
 
 STROPHE_FLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)
-STROPHE_LIBS = -lstrophe $(PARSER_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS)
+STROPHE_LIBS = libstrophe.la
 
 ## Main build targets
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libstrophe.la