diff --git a/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am
index 8e7883e92..59f8c59db 100644
--- a/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(SDL_CFLAGS)
+SDL_LIBS = @SDL_LIBS@
 
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES=	@CD_PLUGIN_TARGETS@
 EXTRA_LTLIBRARIES=	libcd_linux.la libcd_sdl.la libcd_sgi.la libcd_win.la libcd_null.la
diff --git a/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am
index f7184adc9..91c449f91 100644
--- a/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(ALSA_CFLAGS) $(MME_CFLAGS) $(OSS_CFLAGS) $(SGISND_CFLAGS) $(SUNSND_CFLAGS) $(WIN32SND_CFLAGS) $(SDL_CFLAGS)
+SDL_LIBS = @SDL_LIBS@
 
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = @SND_PLUGIN_TARGETS@
 EXTRA_LTLIBRARIES = libsnd_output_sdl.la libsnd_output_alsa0_5.la libsnd_output_alsa0_9.la libsnd_output_oss.la libsnd_output_sgi.la libsnd_output_sun.la libsnd_output_win.la libsnd_output_null.la libsnd_output_disk.la
diff --git a/nq/source/Makefile.am b/nq/source/Makefile.am
index 40d471bf0..d871ebcd4 100644
--- a/nq/source/Makefile.am
+++ b/nq/source/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
 # Stuff that is common to both client and server
 #
 INCLUDES=	-I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/nq/include
+SDL_LIBS = @SDL_LIBS@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS=	@NQ_TARGETS@
 
diff --git a/qw/source/Makefile.am b/qw/source/Makefile.am
index a1e8ff65d..17928443c 100644
--- a/qw/source/Makefile.am
+++ b/qw/source/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS=	foreign
 
 # Stuff that is common to both client and server
 INCLUDES=	-I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/qw/include
+SDL_LIBS = @SDL_LIBS@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS=	@QW_TARGETS@