diff --git a/clamdtop/Makefile.am b/clamdtop/Makefile.am
index b98bdbb..ff01789 100644
--- a/clamdtop/Makefile.am
+++ b/clamdtop/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+LIBS = @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@
+
 if HAVE_CURSES
 bin_PROGRAMS = clamdtop
 man_MANS = $(top_builddir)/docs/man/clamdtop.1
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ clamdtop_SOURCES = \
 
 AM_CFLAGS=@WERR_CFLAGS@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) @CURSES_CPPFLAGS@ @SSL_CPPFLAGS@
-clamdtop_LDFLAGS= @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @CURSES_LIBS@
+clamdtop_LDFLAGS= @CURSES_LIBS@
 clamdtop_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav_internal_utils_nothreads.la
 endif
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOTHREADS -DCL_NOLIBCLAMAV
diff --git a/clamdtop/Makefile.in b/clamdtop/Makefile.in
index b3909f2..4efc895 100644
--- a/clamdtop/Makefile.in
+++ b/clamdtop/Makefile.in
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ LIBCLAMSHARED_CPPFLAGS = @LIBCLAMSHARED_CPPFLAGS@
 LIBLTDL = @LIBLTDL@
 LIBM = @LIBM@
 LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
-LIBS = @LIBS@
+LIBS = @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@
 LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
 LIPO = @LIPO@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 
 @HAVE_CURSES_TRUE@AM_CFLAGS = @WERR_CFLAGS@
 @HAVE_CURSES_TRUE@AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) @CURSES_CPPFLAGS@ @SSL_CPPFLAGS@
-@HAVE_CURSES_TRUE@clamdtop_LDFLAGS = @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @CURSES_LIBS@
+@HAVE_CURSES_TRUE@clamdtop_LDFLAGS = @CURSES_LIBS@
 @HAVE_CURSES_TRUE@clamdtop_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav_internal_utils_nothreads.la
 EXTRA_DIST = clamdtop.c
 all: all-am