--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -116,11 +116,9 @@ ifeq ("@INTL@", "yes")
 endif
 
 LDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/libdm -L$(top_builddir)/lib
-CLDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/libdm -L$(top_builddir)/lib
 
 ifeq ("@DMEVENTD@", "yes")
   LDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd
-  CLDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd
 endif
 
 ifeq ("@DM_COMPAT@", "yes")
@@ -291,11 +289,11 @@ TARGETS += $(LIB_SHARED).$(LIB_VERSION)
 $(LIB_SHARED).$(LIB_VERSION): $(OBJECTS) $(LDDEPS)
 ifeq ("@LIB_SUFFIX@","so")
 	$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-		$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $@
+		$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 endif
 ifeq ("@LIB_SUFFIX@","dylib")
 	$(CC) -dynamiclib -dylib_current_version,$(LIB_VERSION) \
-		$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $@
+		$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 endif
 
 $(LIB_SHARED): $(LIB_SHARED).$(LIB_VERSION)
@@ -313,7 +311,7 @@ endif
 
 %.so: %.a
 	$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@).$(LIB_VERSION) \
-	$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $@ \
+	$(CFLAGS) $(CLDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $@ \
 	@CLDWHOLEARCHIVE@ $< @CLDNOWHOLEARCHIVE@
 
 $(LIB_STATIC): $(OBJECTS)