diff --git a/src/makefile.am b/src/makefile.am
index c56831a..32a1217 100644
--- a/src/makefile.am
+++ b/src/makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = $(pkgconfig_DATA).in $(shell ls -1 *.doc)
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcryptoki++.la
 
 libcryptoki___la_SOURCES = cryptoki.cxx cryptoki.hxx pcsc.cxx version.cxx
-libcryptoki___la_LIBADD = -lssl
+libcryptoki___la_LIBADD =
 if !MINGW32
 if !MAC
 libcryptoki___la_LIBADD += -lpcsclite