diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 67e848be39d..7fdc766e1c9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -361,8 +361,7 @@ endif
 bitcoin_cli_LDADD = \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) \
-  $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) \
-  $(LIBSECP256K1)
+  $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL)
 
 bitcoin_cli_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
 #