diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d3a44e4e2..fe99ee74a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ module_bonjour_publish_la_LIBADD = libpulsecore-@PA_MAJORMINOR@.la libpulsecommo
 
 module_lirc_la_SOURCES = modules/module-lirc.c
 module_lirc_la_LDFLAGS = $(MODULE_LDFLAGS)
-module_lirc_la_LIBADD = $(AM_LIBADD) $(LIRC_LIBS) libpulsecore-@PA_MAJORMINOR@.la libpulsecommon-@PA_MAJORMINOR@.la libpulse.la
+module_lirc_la_LIBADD = $(AM_LIBADD) libpulsecore-@PA_MAJORMINOR@.la libpulsecommon-@PA_MAJORMINOR@.la libpulse.la $(LIRC_LIBS)
 module_lirc_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIRC_CFLAGS)
 
 # Linux evdev