diff --git a/apps/nc/Makefile.am b/apps/nc/Makefile.am
index d678f1e..58b5c01 100644
--- a/apps/nc/Makefile.am
+++ b/apps/nc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.am.common
 
+-include $(abs_top_builddir)/crypto/libcrypto_la_objects.mk
+
 if BUILD_NC
 
 if ENABLE_NC
@@ -12,11 +14,13 @@ endif
 EXTRA_DIST = nc.1
 EXTRA_DIST += CMakeLists.txt
 
-nc_LDFLAGS = $(abs_top_builddir)/crypto/.libs/libcrypto.a
-
 nc_LDADD = $(abs_top_builddir)/tls/libtls.la
 nc_LDADD += $(PLATFORM_LDADD) $(PROG_LDADD)
 
+nc_LDADD += $(libcrypto_la_objects)
+nc_LDADD += $(libcompat_la_objects)
+nc_LDADD += $(libcompatnoopt_la_objects)
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/apps/nc/compat
 
 nc_SOURCES = atomicio.c
diff --git a/crypto/Makefile.am b/crypto/Makefile.am
index 97a84e1..e32ca96 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile.am
+++ b/crypto/Makefile.am
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ libcrypto_la_objects.mk: Makefile
 	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\//g' \
 	  > libcrypto_la_objects.mk
 	@echo "libcompat_la_objects= $(libcompat_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\//g' \
+	  | sed 's/compat\// $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\/&/g' \
 	  >> libcrypto_la_objects.mk
 	@echo "libcompatnoopt_la_objects= $(libcompatnoopt_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\//g' \
+	  | sed 's/compat\// $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\/&/g' \
 	  >> libcrypto_la_objects.mk
 
 libcrypto_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBCRYPTO_VERSION@ -no-undefined -export-symbols crypto_portable.sym