diff --git a/src/server/Makefile.am b/src/server/Makefile.am
--- a/src/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/server/Makefile.am
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ COMMON_SOURCES =  slavefuncs.c slavefunc
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = distrend distrenslave
 distrend_SOURCES = distrend.c distrend.h ${COMMON_SOURCES} user_mgr.c user_mgr.h listen.h listen.c
-distrend_LDADD = @DISTLIBS_LIBS@ @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistrencommon.la @LIST_LIBS@
+distrend_LDADD = @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistrencommon.la @DISTLIBS_LDADD@ @LIST_LIBS@
+distrend_LDFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_LDFLAGS@
 distrend_CFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@ -I@top_srcdir@/src/common
 
 distrenslave_SOURCES = slave.c ${COMMON_SOURCES}
-distrenslave_LDADD = @DISTLIBS_LIBS@ @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistrencommon.la
+distrenslave_LDADD = @DISTLIBS_LDADD@ @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistrencommon.la
+distrenslave_LDFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_LDFLAGS@
 distrenslave_CFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@ -I@top_srcdir@/src/common