diff --git a/cxx4/Makefile.am b/cxx4/Makefile.am
index 17c81d3..7b91af5 100644
--- a/cxx4/Makefile.am
+++ b/cxx4/Makefile.am
@@ -3,15 +3,13 @@
 
 # This file builds the new C++-4 interface.
 
-# Point pre-preprocessor to netcdf-4 directory (libsrc4).
-LDADD = $(top_builddir)/cxx4/libnetcdf_c++4.la  -lnetcdf
-
 # This is our output library.
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libnetcdf_c++4.la
 
 # For rules updating the version info, see
 # http://www.gnu.org/s/libtool/manual/html_node/Updating-version-info.html
 libnetcdf_c__4_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:1 -no-undefined
+libnetcdf_c__4_la_LIBADD = -lnetcdf
 
 # These headers will be installed in the users header directory.
 include_HEADERS = netcdf ncAtt.h ncCheck.h ncDim.h ncException.h	\
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index bdd721c..0c0f103 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libh5bzip2.la
 
 libh5bzip2_la_SOURCES = ${HDF5PLUGINSRC}
 libh5bzip2_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -shared -export-dynamic -no-undefined
+libh5bzip2_la_LIBADD = -lhdf5
 
 libmisc_la_SOURCES = H5Zmisc.c H5Zutil.c h5misc.h
 libmisc_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -shared -export-dynamic -no-undefined -rpath ${abs_builddir}