diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 494fcd4d56..48f4e50daa 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ pkginclude_HEADERS =
 nodist_pkginclude_HEADERS =
 dist_examples_DATA =
 
+## libtool, the self-made GNU scourge
+## ... this should fix relinking
+## ... and AUTOMAKE_DUMMY is needed to prevent automake from treating this
+##     as overriding the normal targets...
+$(AUTOMAKE_DUMMY)install-moduleLTLIBRARIES: install-libLTLIBRARIES
+$(AUTOMAKE_DUMMY)install-binPROGRAMS: install-libLTLIBRARIES
+$(AUTOMAKE_DUMMY)install-sbinPROGRAMS: install-libLTLIBRARIES
+
 include lib/subdir.am
 include zebra/subdir.am
 include qpb/subdir.am