diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 2921f278..a82a1dc3 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =					\
 -I$(top_srcdir)					\
 $(OPM_BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
 
-LDFLAGS = $(OPM_BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(OPM_BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 
 
 LDADD =	$(top_builddir)/lib/libopmcore.la
diff --git a/tutorials/Makefile.am b/tutorials/Makefile.am
index f9e8b5a5..a5e42569 100644
--- a/tutorials/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorials/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =					\
 -I$(top_srcdir)					\
 $(OPM_BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
 
-LDFLAGS = $(OPM_BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(OPM_BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 
 LDADD =	$(top_builddir)/lib/libopmcore.la