diff --git a/make.tmpl.in b/make.tmpl.in
index a390553a4..869b87e12 100644
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -298,9 +298,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ("@BUILD_DMEVENTD@", "yes")
-  DMEVENT_LIBS = -ldevmapper-event -L$(interfacebuilddir) -ldevmapper
-  LDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd
-  CLDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd
+  DMEVENT_LIBS = -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd -ldevmapper-event -L$(interfacebuilddir) -ldevmapper
 endif
 
 # Combination of DEBUG_POOL and DEBUG_ENFORCE_POOL_LOCKING is not suppored.