diff --git a/genl/Makefile b/genl/Makefile
index 4436508d..64358755 100644
--- a/genl/Makefile
+++ b/genl/Makefile
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ GENLOBJ += $(GENLMODULES)
 
 GENLLIB :=
 
-LDFLAGS += -Wl,-export-dynamic -lm -ldl
+LDFLAGS += -Wl,-export-dynamic
+LDLIBS  += -lm -ldl
 
 all: genl
 
 genl: $(GENLOBJ) $(LIBNETLINK) $(LIBUTIL) $(GENLLIB)
 
 install: all
-	install -m 0755 -s genl $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
+	install -m 0755 genl $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(GENLOBJ) $(GENLLIB) genl