diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e883ab4bd..11eb2f2d7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -52,8 +52,15 @@ libinternal_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(DIFFLIB) $(EDITLIB) $(SUBSHELLLIB)
 
 mc_LDADD = \
-	libinternal.la \
+	libinternal.la
+
+if ENABLE_MCLIB
+libinternal_la_LIBADD += \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libmc.la
+else
+mc_LDADD += \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libmc.la
+endif
 
 if ENABLE_VFS_SMB
 # this is a hack for linking with own samba library in simple way
diff --git a/src/diffviewer/Makefile.am b/src/diffviewer/Makefile.am
index 58e8e5b04..88c0cea5e 100644
--- a/src/diffviewer/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/diffviewer/Makefile.am
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ libdiffviewer_la_SOURCES = \
 	ydiff.c ydiff.h
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(PCRE_CPPFLAGS)
-
-libdiffviewer_la_LIBADD = ../../lib/libmc.la
diff --git a/src/filemanager/Makefile.am b/src/filemanager/Makefile.am
index 2b6db6a7b..bf0c18319 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/filemanager/Makefile.am
@@ -38,5 +38,3 @@ libmcfilemanager_la_SOURCES += \
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += @EXT2FS_CFLAGS@ @E2P_CFLAGS@
 endif
-
-libmcfilemanager_la_LIBADD = ../../lib/libmc.la
diff --git a/src/viewer/Makefile.am b/src/viewer/Makefile.am
index 0602084d5..3ed24be1a 100644
--- a/src/viewer/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/viewer/Makefile.am
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ libmcviewer_la_SOURCES = \
 	search.c
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(PCRE_CPPFLAGS)
-
-libmcviewer_la_LIBADD = ../../lib/libmc.la