diff --git a/znc-config.in b/znc-config.in
index d04b079e..e9968600 100755
--- a/znc-config.in
+++ b/znc-config.in
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ datadir="@datadir@"
 
 CXXFLAGS="@MODFLAGS@"
 INCLUDES="-I@prefix@/include/znc @INCLUDES@"
-LIBS="@LIBS@"
+# LIBS="@LIBS@"
+# No libs needed, ZNC links against $LIBS and thus modules don't need to.
+LIBS=""
 MODDIR="@MODDIR@"
 DATADIR="@DATADIR@"
 VERSION="@VERSION@"