diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 6264878e2c..315e919bee 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ libzebra_la_SOURCES = \
 	zclient.c sockopt.c smux.c md5.c if_rmap.c keychain.c privs.c \
 	sigevent.c pqueue.c jhash.c memtypes.c workqueue.c
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(PICFLAGS)
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(PILDFLAGS)
-
 BUILT_SOURCES = memtypes.h route_types.h
 
 libzebra_la_DEPENDENCIES = @LIB_REGEX@