diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e48f0aa4..38c0438b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ if BUILD_KILL
 bin_PROGRAMS += kill
 dist_man_MANS += kill.1
 kill_SOURCES = kill.c lib/strutils.c lib/fileutils.c lib/signals.c
+kill_LDADD = 
 else
   EXTRA_DIST += kill.1
 endif