diff --git a/kdc/Makefile.am b/kdc/Makefile.am
index 222b42fa4..ac00cb25c 100644
--- a/kdc/Makefile.am
+++ b/kdc/Makefile.am
@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@ hpropd_SOURCES = hpropd.c hprop-common.c
 kdc_SOURCES = 524.c connect.c config.c kerberos4.c kerberos5.c log.c main.c misc.c kaserver.c
 
 if KRB4
-hprop_LDADD = -L$(top_builddir)/lib/hdb -lhdb -L$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5 -lkrb5 -L$(top_builddir)/lib/des -ldes $(LIB_krb4) -lkdb $(LIB_krb4) -L$(top_builddir)/lib/asn1 -lasn1 -L$(top_builddir)/lib/roken -lroken
+hprop_LDADD = ../lib/hdb/libhdb.a \
+	../lib/krb5/libkrb5.a \
+	../lib/des/libdes.a \
+	../lib/asn1/libasn1.a \
+	$(LIB_krb4) -lkdb $(LIB_krb4) \
+	../lib/roken/libroken.a 
 else
 hprop_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 endif
 
-LDADD = ../lib/hdb/libhdb.a ../lib/krb5/libkrb5.a ../lib/asn1/libasn1.a ../lib/des/libdes.a $(LIB_krb4) ../lib/roken/libroken.a 
+LDADD = ../lib/hdb/libhdb.a \
+	../lib/krb5/libkrb5.a \
+	../lib/des/libdes.a \
+	../lib/asn1/libasn1.a \
+	$(LIB_krb4) \
+	../lib/roken/libroken.a