diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 81487636b..d080392c7 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libtorrent-rasterbar.la
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -ftemplate-depth-50 -I$(top_srcdir)/include @DEBUGFLAGS@
 
-#AM_LDFLAGS = ${LDLAGS} -L./ @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @OPENSSL_LDFLAGS@ @OPENSSL_LIBS@
+AM_LDFLAGS = @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@
 #AM_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB@ @BOOST_THREAD_LIB@ @OPENSSL_LDFLAGS@ @OPENSSL_LIBS@
 #AM_LDFLAGS = @OPENSSL_LDFLAGS@
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index e93b856a1..bb1ea8969 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libtorrent-rasterbar.la
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -ftemplate-depth-50 -I$(top_srcdir)/include @DEBUGFLAGS@
 
-#AM_LDFLAGS = ${LDLAGS} -L./ @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @OPENSSL_LDFLAGS@ @OPENSSL_LIBS@
+AM_LDFLAGS = @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@
 #AM_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) @BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB@ @OPENSSL_LDFLAGS@ @OPENSSL_LIBS@
 #AM_LDFLAGS = @OPENSSL_LDFLAGS@