diff --git a/hw/xwayland/Makefile.am b/hw/xwayland/Makefile.am
index 4e0e1bb00..994554088 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xwayland/Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Xwayland_LDADD =				\
 	$(XWAYLAND_LIBS)			\
 	$(XWAYLAND_SYS_LIBS)			\
 	$(XSERVER_SYS_LIBS)
-Xwayland_DEPENDENCIES = $(XWAYLAND_LIBS)
 Xwayland_LDFLAGS = $(LD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FLAG)