diff --git Makefile.am Makefile.am
index ed3b4d5..86984fa 100644
--- Makefile.am
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ WARN_CFLAGS       =    @WARN_CFLAGS@
 
 AM_CFLAGS         =    $(WARN_CFLAGS)
 
-SUBDIRS           =    . include lib src utils doc 
+SUBDIRS           =    . include src utils doc 
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS      =    $(SUBDIRS)
 
diff --git include/Makefile.am include/Makefile.am
index 77a511a..5d5b20a 100644
--- include/Makefile.am
+++ include/Makefile.am
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 ## Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 ##
 
-SUBDIRS = joedog
-
 WARN_CFLAGS = @WARN_CFLAGS@
 AM_CFLAGS = $(WARN_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git src/Makefile.am src/Makefile.am
index b7efb29..3aacfae 100644
--- src/Makefile.am
+++ src/Makefile.am
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ WARN_CFLAGS            =   @WARN_CFLAGS@
 
 AM_CFLAGS              =   $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 
-LDFLAGS                =   $(PTHREAD_LDFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS                :=   $(PTHREAD_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
-fido_LDADD             =   $(top_srcdir)/lib/joedog/libjoedog.la
-
-fido_DEPENDENCIES      =   $(top_srcdir)/lib/joedog/libjoedog.la
+fido_LDFLAGS = -ljoedog -lpthread
 
 fido_SOURCES           =    \
 array.c    array.h          \