diff --git a/reaction/Makefile b/reaction/Makefile
index 578a6a58..b1c0fd69 100644
--- a/reaction/Makefile
+++ b/reaction/Makefile
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ ifeq ($(USE_INTERNAL_JPEG),1)
   BASE_CFLAGS += -DUSE_INTERNAL_JPEG
   BASE_CFLAGS += -I$(JPDIR)
 else
-  LIBS += -ljpeg
+  CLIENT_LIBS += -ljpeg
 endif
 
 ifdef DEFAULT_BASEDIR