diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in
index d4755c16f..d9afa9446 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ uninstall:
 	done
 
 ftp$(EXECSUFFIX): $(ftp_OBJS) # ../common/libcommon.a
-	$(CC) $(LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(ftp_OBJS) ../common/libcommon.a -L$(LIBTOP)/krb -lkrb -L$(LIBTOP)/des -ldes -L$(LIBTOP)/roken -lroken $(LIBS) -L$(LIBTOP)/roken -lroken
+	$(CC) $(LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(ftp_OBJS) -L../common -lcommon -L$(LIBTOP)/krb -lkrb -L$(LIBTOP)/des -ldes -L$(LIBTOP)/roken -lroken $(LIBS) -L$(LIBTOP)/roken -lroken
 
 TAGS: $(SOURCES)
 	etags $(SOURCES)
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in b/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in
index 7df789379..7faa5b9d9 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ uninstall:
 	done
 
 ftpd$(EXECSUFFIX): $(ftpd_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(ftpd_OBJS) ../common/libcommon.a $(LIBKAFS) $(LIBKRB) $(LIBOTP) $(LIBDES) $(LIBROKEN) $(LIBS) $(LIBROKEN)
+	$(CC) $(LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(ftpd_OBJS) -L../common -lcommon $(LIBKAFS) $(LIBKRB) $(LIBOTP) $(LIBDES) $(LIBROKEN) $(LIBS) $(LIBROKEN)
 
 ftpcmd.c: ftpcmd.y
 	$(YACC) $(YFLAGS) $<