diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.inc.am b/src/util/Makefile.inc.am
index 6d732518f4..5203fa28d4 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ libvirt_util_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(AUDIT_CFLAGS) \
 	$(DEVMAPPER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(DBUS_CFLAGS) \
-	$(LDEXP_LIBM) \
 	$(NUMACTL_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GNUTLS_CFLAGS) \
 	$(ACL_CFLAGS) \