diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am
index 1c10b8d81..dd6519009 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am
@@ -9,4 +9,12 @@ libexec_PROGRAMS = telnetd
 telnetd_SOURCES  = telnetd.c state.c termstat.c slc.c sys_term.c \
 		   utility.c global.c authenc.c
 
-LDADD = -L../libtelnet -ltelnet -L$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5 -lkrb5 -L$(top_builddir)/lib/des -ldes $(LIB_krb4) -L$(top_builddir)/lib/asn1 -lasn1 @LIB_tgetent@ -L$(top_builddir)/lib/roken -lroken
+LDADD = \
+	../libtelnet/libtelnet.a \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5/libkrb5.a \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/des/libdes.a \
+	$(LIB_krb4) \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/asn1/libasn1.a \
+	@LIB_tgetent@ \
+	@LIB_logwtmp@ \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/roken/libroken.a