diff --git a/build/top.mk b/build/top.mk
index 7e8bf4bbcf..d72cec70d2 100644
--- a/build/top.mk
+++ b/build/top.mk
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ LUTIL_LIBS = @LUTIL_LIBS@
 LTHREAD_LIBS = @LTHREAD_LIBS@
 
 BDB_LIBS = @BDB_LIBS@
-LDBM_LIBS = $(BDB_LIBS)
 
 LDAP_LIBLBER_LA = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/liblber/liblber.la
 LDAP_LIBLDAP_LA = $(LDAP_LIBDIR)/libldap/libldap.la