diff --git a/apps/nc/Makefile.am b/apps/nc/Makefile.am
index 4b5b561..135ff4b 100644
--- a/apps/nc/Makefile.am
+++ b/apps/nc/Makefile.am
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ endif
 EXTRA_DIST = nc.1
 EXTRA_DIST += CMakeLists.txt
 
-nc_LDADD = $(abs_top_builddir)/crypto/libcrypto.la
-nc_LDADD += $(abs_top_builddir)/ssl/libssl.la
-nc_LDADD += $(abs_top_builddir)/tls/libtls.la
+nc_LDFLAGS = $(abs_top_builddir)/crypto/.libs/libcompat.a
+
+nc_LDADD = $(abs_top_builddir)/tls/libtls.la
 nc_LDADD += $(PLATFORM_LDADD) $(PROG_LDADD)
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/apps/nc/compat
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 75b88fe..3aca617 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ USER_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 AC_PROG_CC([cc gcc])
 AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
-LT_INIT
+LT_INIT([pic-only])
 
 CHECK_OS_OPTIONS
 
diff --git a/libtls.pc.in b/libtls.pc.in
index 82a6a71..0d4e625 100644
--- a/libtls.pc.in
+++ b/libtls.pc.in
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ Name: LibreSSL-libtls
 Description: Secure communications using the TLS socket protocol.
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires:
-Requires.private: libcrypto libssl
 Conflicts:
 Libs: -L${libdir} -ltls
-Libs.private: @LIBS@ -lcrypto -lssl @PLATFORM_LDADD@
+Libs.private: @LIBS@ @PLATFORM_LDADD@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/tls/Makefile.am b/tls/Makefile.am
index 942abf9..c4790a4 100644
--- a/tls/Makefile.am
+++ b/tls/Makefile.am
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST += CMakeLists.txt
 EXTRA_DIST += tls.sym
 
 libtls_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBTLS_VERSION@ -no-undefined -export-symbols $(top_srcdir)/tls/tls.sym
-libtls_la_LIBADD = $(abs_top_builddir)/ssl/libssl.la
-libtls_la_LIBADD += $(abs_top_builddir)/crypto/libcrypto.la
-libtls_la_LIBADD += $(PLATFORM_LDADD)
+libtls_la_LDFLAGS += $(abs_top_builddir)/ssl/.libs/libssl.a
+libtls_la_LDFLAGS += $(abs_top_builddir)/crypto/.libs/libcrypto.a
+libtls_la_LIBADD = $(PLATFORM_LDADD)
 
 libtls_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 if OPENSSLDIR_DEFINED