diff --git a/src/auth/Makefile.am b/src/auth/Makefile.am
index 7474e76fb6..e7fc4aad0f 100644
--- a/src/auth/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/auth/Makefile.am
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ LUA_LIB =
 AUTH_LUA_LIBS =
 AUTH_LUA_LDADD =
 if HAVE_LUA
-
+AUTH_LUA_LDADD += $(LUA_LIBS)
 if AUTH_LUA_PLUGIN
 LUA_LIB += libauthdb_lua.la
 else
 AUTH_LUA_LIBS += $(LIBDOVECOT_LUA)
-AUTH_LUA_LDADD += $(LUA_LIBS)
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 if HAVE_LUA
-auth_libs += $(LIBDOVECOT_LUA) $(LUA_LIBS)
+auth_libs += $(LIBDOVECOT_LUA)
 endif
 
 if AUTH_LUA_PLUGIN