diff --git a/make.tmpl.in b/make.tmpl.in
index 56d7cd684..d7b65689f 100644
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ PYTHON2 = @PYTHON2@
 PYTHON3 = @PYTHON3@
 PYCOMPILE = $(top_srcdir)/autoconf/py-compile
 
-LIBS = @LIBS@
-LIBS += $(SELINUX_LIBS) $(UDEV_LIBS) $(BLKID_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) -lm
+LIBS += @LIBS@ $(SELINUX_LIBS) $(UDEV_LIBS) $(BLKID_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(M_LIBS)
 # Extra libraries always linked with static binaries
 STATIC_LIBS = $(SELINUX_LIBS) $(UDEV_LIBS) $(BLKID_LIBS)
 DEFS += @DEFS@