diff --git a/mswatch/src/inputkill/Makefile.am b/mswatch/src/inputkill/Makefile.am
index 3859451..234cd55 100644
--- a/mswatch/src/inputkill/Makefile.am
+++ b/mswatch/src/inputkill/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 INCLUDES = $(GLIB_CFLAGS) -I@top_srcdir@/src -I@top_srcdir@/src/inputkill
-AM_LDFLAGS = -lstdc++ # for libutil.a
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = inputkill
 
 inputkill_SOURCES = \
 	inputkill.c
-inputkill_LDADD = ../lib/libutil.a $(GLIB_LIBS)
+inputkill_LDADD = ../lib/libutil.a -lstdc++ $(GLIB_LIBS)
 
 man_MANS = inputkill.1
 EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)