diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 4a2321ba..44426702 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ LDFLAGS  := @LDFLAGS@
 LIBS     := @LIBS@
 LIBZNC   := @LIBZNC@
 LIBZNCDIR:= @LIBZNCDIR@
-LIBZNC_VERSION := @LIBZNC_VERSION@
 MODDIR   := @MODDIR@
 DATADIR  := @DATADIR@
 PKGCONFIGDIR := $(libdir)/pkgconfig
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ znc: $(OBJS)
 else
 znc: $(BIN_OBJS) $(LIBZNC)
 	$(E) Linking znc...
-	$(Q)$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(BIN_OBJS) -L. -lznc-$(LIBZNC_VERSION) -Wl,-rpath,$(LIBZNCDIR) $(LIBS)
+	$(Q)$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(BIN_OBJS) -L. -lznc -Wl,-rpath,$(LIBZNCDIR) $(LIBS)
 
 $(LIBZNC): $(LIB_OBJS)
 	$(E) Linking $(LIBZNC)...
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.in b/modules/Makefile.in
index c069cdd0..bc6c64de 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.in
+++ b/modules/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ MODDIR   := @MODDIR@
 DATADIR  := @DATADIR@
 LIBZNC   := @LIBZNC@
 LIBZNCDIR:= @LIBZNCDIR@
-LIBZNC_VERSION  := @LIBZNC_VERSION@
 INSTALL         := @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM := @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
 INSTALL_SCRIPT  := @INSTALL_SCRIPT@
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ C=
 endif
 
 ifneq "$(LIBZNC)" ""
-LIBS += -L.. -lznc-$(LIBZNC_VERSION) -Wl,-rpath,$(LIBZNCDIR)
+LIBS += -L.. -lznc -Wl,-rpath,$(LIBZNCDIR)
 endif
 
 CLEAN    :=