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)