diff --git a/src/swtpm_localca/Makefile.am b/src/swtpm_localca/Makefile.am
index 74532a8..41b61ec 100644
--- a/src/swtpm_localca/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/swtpm_localca/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ swtpm_localca_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/utils/libswtpm_utils.la
 
 swtpm_localca_LDFLAGS = \
-	-L$(top_builddir)/src/utils -lswtpm_utils \
 	$(MY_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(GMP_LIBS) \
diff --git a/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am b/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
index c0f916b..61188c9 100644
--- a/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ swtpm_setup_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/utils/libswtpm_utils.la
 
 swtpm_setup_LDFLAGS = \
-	-L$(top_builddir)/src/utils -lswtpm_utils \
 	$(MY_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(HARDENING_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \