diff --git a/build/top.mk b/build/top.mk
index c146c7ee25..bbd6b32051 100644
--- a/build/top.mk
+++ b/build/top.mk
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ SECURITY_LIBS = @SASL_LIBS@ @KRB_LIBS@ @TLS_LIBS@
 
 MODULES_CPPFLAGS = @SLAPD_MODULES_CPPFLAGS@
 MODULES_LDFLAGS = @SLAPD_MODULES_LDFLAGS@
-MODULES_LIBS = @MODULES_LIBS@ @SLAPD
+MODULES_LIBS = @MODULES_LIBS@
 TERMCAP_LIBS = @TERMCAP_LIBS@
 SLAPD_PERL_LDFLAGS = @SLAPD_PERL_LDFLAGS@